LookNam is 18 Today!

Our exchange student, LookNam, turned 18 today. Well actually she turned 18 yesterday, because she was born in Thailand where it was January 4th yesterday since they are 12 hours ahead of us. So, yesterday (Sunday), we threw a party in her honor and invited her friends. Most were international students and other exchange students she has meet at school, church and through ASF. Amazingly we had 16 teenagers here to celebrate, despite getting hit with a fierce snowstorm overnight. Our friend, Dim, a Thai woman we met in Marshalls while shopping one day, came over to help us cook a Thai feast. I can't begin to tell you the names of the food (except for the Rotel dip and chips for the picky Americans among us) but it was a big hit among the Thai kids especially. They were fighting over the leftovers! I think the Laabe was their favorite. I liked the shrimp Pad Thai....and the strange looking but yummy dessert with the tapioca and coconut milk.

The best part of the day was watching these kids just having fun hanging out. They put on some music, got out the wooden spoons (microphones), crazy glasses, and danced around being goofy. Hin captured it on video and posted it on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKvztY5Kvyw. I guess not all high schoolers are too cool to have simple fun!