tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591746524478903126.post2268698142572952352..comments2023-09-26T00:55:56.735-07:00Comments on 11 ILC at Vanderbilt: A Delicious and Entertaining Dinner in the CityMadeline Kronenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00809038721402994691noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591746524478903126.post-28548398655294499142011-05-28T09:23:05.755-07:002011-05-28T09:23:05.755-07:00Aiyana,
I have to respect your dietary regimen bu...Aiyana,<br /><br />I have to respect your dietary regimen but at the same time I’m compelled to make you feel guilty for not trying the duck. It was REALLY good. (Isn’t duck a second cousin to the chicken? I mean, would it qualify under your pollo-pescatarian preferences?)<br /><br />Whether you had the duck or stuck with the vegetarian option we can all agree on that warm brownie thingy. That was awesome.<br /><br />Somehow, I just can’t imagine any of our Vanderbilt alums suffering from any awkward periods of silence even if you had been seated at a small table with strangers. We wouldn’t have selected you had that been the case.<br /><br />And from what I could see from my vantage point, all three of our Vandies were yakking it up pretty much nonstop with the alums. There seemed to be a lot of give and take between the young and the old here.<br /><br />You had the bonus of being seated close enough to two Vanderbilt alums and, as you wrote, heard multiple perspectives.<br /><br />We make sure that when we set up the seating arrangements that each of our ILCers is partnered up with a variety of adults that can provide them with insights they might not otherwise have access to. All too often, as we saw as we gathered waiting for the BART train and then again while on the BART train, our young cohorts tend to gather in their own group while the adults are left to gather amongst themselves. Unless forced to do so, we’re not sure any of you would voluntarily elect to walk up, introduce yourself to an adult stranger and initiate a conversation.<br /><br />I hope your mother enjoyed the evening as much as the rest of us did. She seemed to be soaking in what the others were saying.Don Gosneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17110247579694408858noreply@blogger.com