Wine & Cheese Reception

On Wednesday the 8th of April, the International Relations Department of Brock University held a wine and cheese reception @ Alphie's an on campus restaurant that was supposedly solely for staff and graduate students.

The decor was quite upscale by Brock standards and may even be considered quite posh. Alphie's sits on a ledge overlooking a steep quarry. The view is breathtakingly panaromic and straight out of a movie. The scene from the deck overlooks a valley hundreds of yards below and in the distance, Lake Gibson, a picturesque and lonely little lake that joins up with Lake Ontario way down the line.

A delicious array of cheese ranging in flavour from swiss to cheddar jack to colby to be consumed with melba, rye crackers and tortilla chips. There were an assortment of cheddar and sour cream dips, quiche, fruit platters and chocolate covered strawberries, not to mention chocolate and cake. Drink selections included Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay, water, iced tea and sodas. This spread was dedicated to the fact that this would be the last time the International Exchange Students of the winter semester would meet in official capacity. Christina and company pulled out all the stops. There was no stone left unturned and it was my opinion that everyone left in good spirits. No pun intended. I even gave a few minutes of my time to a young lady from Finland, who interviewed me for an article that she would write in her home paper about what people from other countries knew about Finnish music (which was absolutely nothing). I was a bit horrified but she assured me that it was okay because hardly anyone knew anything about Finnish music (or at least that was what she told me).

Previous to our departure, John the director of International Relations at Brock University, stopped by our table to graciously give me the last piece of cake as well as mention that he was awaiting a response from Valdez, our international relations liason at COB for the list of upcoming student exchange candidates. He told us that he hoped that we had a good semester and that it was nice having us here. It was truly one of those moments where I wished that I could have stayed longer.

Oh Canada, you grew on me but its homeward bound from here you see!!!!