Picnics and Barbecues...

May has been generally wet and cold but we were able to enjoy our first outdoor IMD picnic/barbecue a few weeks ago- the sun even came out for the occasion and the weather was perfect ! We met a the Parc Bourget on the lakeside and grilled some food- Ivana treated us to some great homemade Cevapcici and Wendy brought some hamburgers. Stephen manned the grill while the kids enjoyed bike-riding and just running around in the grass- definitely worth repeating when the weather improves. ■ Regina Osih (Cameroon)

Party Time II!

On April 30th, Queen’s day , the Dutch took over the party-organising torch. Queen’s day in Holland is the official day celebrating the queen’s birthday: the whole country takes on the official ‘orange’ colour (the royal family’s name is Orange) and there’s beer, food, music and mild chaos. The same formula was taken for the IMDutch party. The terrace, MBAers and partners were dressed in orange. There was a buffet of Dutch/ Indonesian food, beer, music and even some Dutch stormy weather. Despite the MBAs having to get back to class after, everyone seemed to be able to relax a while…with thanks to the extended Dutch delegation, helpers and sponsors: Heineken, Philips and Shell. ■ Bryony Jansen (Holland)

Party Time!

SAKURA matsuri

In Japan, to admire the cherry blossoms, we, Japanese, have outdoors parties under the cherry blossoms in the spring. On April 21, five Japanese, MBA students and their partners, organized a party called Sakura matsuri (Sakura=Cherry blossoms, Matsuri=party) on the IMD campus, serving Sushi and drinks. About 100 people joined, and the party went on until the midnight!

None of us had ever made Sushi for 100 people, but thanks to the many non-Japanese partners and students, we managed to make the Sushi on time. Originally we planned to share the Sushi recipe with them though, I have a little regret; we just had time to work, work, and work, for five hours even without chatting.….. I thank them all! ■ Yuko Ota (Japan)