another day, another celebration

Yesterday was a national holiday in Saudi Arabia, so our students brought the party to school today.

I am coveting this gorgeous wrap/drape/shawl. 

Food is always joyful and it's especially wonderful to see the pride in students' faces as they share their dishes~maybe their grammar isn't fabulous, but they shine in the kitchen.

I didn't capture them on video, but our Korean and Mongolian students jumped right into the dancing bit of the lunch.

A few of the happy students/staff.

Some exquisite bars~recipe is promised to me. From what I could taste (and decipher from a conversation) it's semolina and creme and eggs. And it's all drizzed with honey and sprinklings of pistachios and roses.