Cassie and Chris: A Night with the Saudi's

Hello all, just wanted to update with a story of the adventure we had this week. It turns out that one of my students is the son of the Saudi ambassador to Ukraine. On September 23rd the Saudi's have a national holiday celebrating the birth of their country. My student invited Cassie and I to the celebration at the President hotel, here in Kyiv. We accepted the invite and went down to the hotel.

Upon arrival, we had to turn in our invites and get in line. We could not see what was at the front of the line, but it there was a great deal of waiting. Finally, we came around a corner to see my student and his father dressed in the ceremonial garb of the Saudi royal family. Yes, I teach a prince...

We spent the night eating great food and rubbing elbows with the ambassadors of the Netherlands, Germany, Georgia, Russia, and many other foreign entities. It was a bit odd, but very fun.

Here are some pictures from the evening...