So it was my first 4th of July NOT in America,which was kinda sad, but no worries, we still had a big celebration! The American Embassy here in Chiang Mai hosts a big 4th of July picnic every year. The 5 ACU interns plus Chris, Casey and their precious little girls Maggie and Melanie all went to celebrate our countries birthday. We had to show our passports to get in and as soon as we walked in the door we were bombarded with hundreds of Americans and more Red, White and Blue than I have ever seen. There was a live band playing, games and tons of food!! The had tons of contests such as pie eating, water melon eating and egg smashing... two of which we participated in! (Well not me but the other ACU girls!) There was SO much American food. Burgers, hotdogs, ice cream, pizza... it was wonderful! They even had fireworks but we had to leave early to get back to cell group so we weren't able to see them. We talked to a lot of the Americans while we were there and were able to hear their stories about what brought them to Chiang Mai. It was so awesome to come together as Americans and have a celebration on the opposite side of the world. Not long before we left they read a greeting from George Bush to all Americans abroad on the 4th of July. It was so neat to hear our owns presidents words spoken to us for this holiday. I will never forget this fourth of July!
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