Duncan Soup – A Dish of Duncan Discourse

>Theo’s baptism was last Sunday. He was a champ (didn’t cry or nothin’)! Père Olu presided over the ceremony (he is the same priest that married us) and Monica and Manu were the godparents. If you want to see a video, click here (7.38 Mg). The video is a little dark, but you get idea.

>My big sister Monica was in town to visit. We had a blast catching up over dinner and wine, playing with Theo and wandering around Lyon (though the weather could have been better).

She left today and I know her kids and her husband will be happy to have her back home. Though it wasn’t easy to see her leave, it is great to know that her and I will always have a close relationship despite the distance.

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Yesterday, Theo discovered how his mobile worked. To watch this unprecedented event, click here (4.67 Mg).

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CEFAM’s 2005 Integration Weekend took place at the “Les Blachas” resort in the Ardèche region of France. Students participated in activities such as a group picnic, canoeing on the Ardèche River and The Great Keg Challenge (though one keg was unfortunately sacrificed to the water god). A handful of young scholars were even lucky enough to wander aimlessly through the Ardèche Gorge for seven hours before returning to camp 🙂

At dusk, everyone enjoyed a barbeque and the sweet taste of Ninkasi beer on the resort’s terrace. Alma Mater then kicked of the inside activities with a live performance followed by students dancing the night away as a several DJs took turns mixing various styles of music.

To download photos, click here (executable ZIP file, 6.45 Mg).

>Last Saturday night, my in-laws came over to visit my parents. My father-in-law speaks little English and my father barely any French. Of course, nothing opens the gates of communication quite like a 5 liter bottle of wine. By the end of the evening, the two spoke a fluent, alcohol-induce language that allowed them to improve Franco-American ties, toast their grandson on a continuing basis, plan a small joint-venture and (miraculously) create a feasible five-year plan to bring peace to the Middle East.