Fantastic Flatmates
Posted by Kalie on September 30, 2009
I truly couldn’t have asked for better flatmates! I was a little weary coming into it having six strangers living together, but we all get along so well! I’ll give you a brief description of each one.
Sarah is from Germany, studying mathematics. She comes from a small town, enjoys having people lots of people around, and is quite adventurous. We enjoy the same kind of music so we’ve planned a weekend trip to Glasgow on October 16 to see Bowling for Soup.
Joanna is from France, and loves to dance. Funny story about her. The first time we met she came up to me to introduce herself. After exchanging names, she leaned toward me. I didn’t know what to think (maybe that she was sniffing me?), so I leaned away. She had to explain that in France people kiss each other on the cheek when they meet. Great first impression, huh?
Lizzie is our token Scottish lass of the bunch. Being from northern Scotland, she’s helping us learn more about the culture every day. Even though she thinks my over-the-top enthusiasm for attempting to become Scottish in three months is a bit ridiculous, she’s willing to teach me very Scottish things, like Highland dancing (she grew up doing this dance) and how to prepare Christmas cakes.
Nikki is also from Germany. We are similar in that we both have an older sister and are going to be teachers. She is studying English and Philosophy education.
Pauline is from the French-speaking part of Belgium and is studying agricultural engineering. She’s a fun girl who loves to play tennis.
Nicki (Germany), Joanna (France), Lizzie (Scotland), Sarah (Germany), Pauline (Belgium), and me
We’ve started a tradition where every week a different person makes dinner from their country and we all eat together. So far we’ve had French and Belgian night. We’re going to compile the recipes from each week so we can all have them at the end of the semester. It’s so much fun eating together and talking for hours afterward, made especially interesting by having four of the six girls whose mother language isn’t English. 🙂
P.S. Any suggestions for American foods I can make when it’s my turn to cook?
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Jen said,
You should make pie, Kalie… Although that would not be a good meal by itself. Or better yet you should make birthday cake! You should make them Runza casserole or something (although I can’t remember if you like Runza — if you don’t then I wouldn’t make that.)
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