A great holiday snuck up on all of us foreigners by surprise. And within a few days, we managed to pull together a very festive Independence Day. A roof top BBQ was in order and to give our holiday a spin, we declared it a white trash 4th of July. Everyone showed up in their best gear (corn rows, white beaters, handlebar moustaches, flannel, and bandannas) and with any American produced foods they could muster up (Lays Potato Chips, Miller Light, Pringles, and Budweiser). Yes...we weren't messing around this holiday. We purchased grills and coolers and loaded up on hot dogs and burgers, salt potatoes, and pasta salad. The buffet line was an American dream but the games were even more of a spectacle. We made frequent toasts to Democracy and freedom among many other things. We shot-gunned beers (a first for me believe it or not) to all 50 states and we even managed to set up a little flip cup action. Everyone was feeling pretty toasty and it wasn't long before we headed to Dublins for a little more fun. The problem with this was that after our day of drinking, everyone was well...drunk and mind you it was only 11pm. We may have been rowdy. I may have forgot to pay my tab at Dublins (oops). But that's what we were all about this past fourth of July - good American fun!
We later ended up in L.A. for a few hours of crazy, sweaty dancing and people began to stumble home from there. I would say this was an Independence Day for the books.
I'm pretty sure I will never forget 7.4.09, the day America rocked in Korea.
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