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One of the great advantages of our profession is its internationality, hence 'bring a dish' type powwows are great occasions to taste diverse things. Francis and Noriko brought some marvelous sushi and maki, Leslie a very tasty guacamole and a magnificent quiche, Phoebe some superb poundcake, Will a gigantic portion of delicious charcuterie, Delphine and Michel a brilliant apple tart, Cynthia a big plate of yummy cheese, Marion a rocking potato salad, Francois a lovely roquefort and nut tart, Laura a fabulous pesto lasagne, and Fred and Pauline some fantastic biscuits. For the next powwow, where three times more people show up with equally breathtaking dishes, I will have to buy the unabridged Oxford English Dictionary to find all the appropriate adjectives. And of course there was some good wine - which is quite inevitable around Bordeaux.
This powwow was not just international but also inter-hemispherical, with Will traveling all the way from his native New Zealand. Other long-distance travelers were Laura and Phoebe, coming from Paris.
It was also a first in-person gathering of the Solidarités team ( www.proz.com/team/664 ), with a special guest from [url=www.solidarites.org]Solidarités International[/url], Laura, who coordinated the Paris-based NGO's translation requests for our team during the past months. Laura held a very interesting 40-miute presentation about the NGO's work as well as our collaboration. There was another, unexpected presentation, when Marion found a piano somewhere, and played beautifully on it, to our great delight.
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