World Affairs Council

Raconteur

This is a picture of a World Affairs Council event I went to tonight. The event was the author's reading of a couple passages from his book called "The Adventures of Amir Hamza". He translated it from the Urdu original.

It was an interesting event and I met some interesting folks there. There was someone who worked at a travel agency and some guy who did event photography for non-profits for free in order to build a portfolio. That inspired me with new ideas in relation to promoting my own photography.

One funny moment occurred prior to the reading. The party platters, wine and other beverages were placed on the table. One of the guys who worked there was sporting a cloudy mixed drink that looked like some exotic cocktail. Asked what he was drinking, he responded, "It's called Airborne."

[Cue the laughter track]

For the uninitiated, Airborne is a homeopathic tablet that is supposed to protect you from the germs that cause colds.