The Celebration of US Independence Day sans the US

So, I have to be honest, the idea of celebrating the 4th of July, my country's independence day away from home made me a bit sad. This being the case, my friend Matt (from Kansas city) and I decided that we must put forth our best efforts and host an American-style BBQ.View from our rooftop

Jackie, Amber, Mallory, Shannon, and myself

Thus, we invite all of our closest friends-American, Canadian, and Korean alike to join us on our rooftop for a celebration of the 4th. It turned out quite well. I'd say we had around 15 people show up. Everyone came bearing some sort of American tradition. Matt and I bought the cheapest grill one can buy; i.e. $12. We went to Costco (yes there is Costco here) and got 30 hot dogs, buns, chips and a few other items. That $12 grill did a dang good job cooking those hot dogs. Cause they were so tasty.

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The feast included: hot dogs-with all the necessary condiments, chips, egg salad, two kinds of pasta salad, BEER, and a fabulous homemade apple cobbler--with ICE CREAM--compliments of Amber!

We even managed to set up beer bong. Table on top of table style with mini paper cups!

Amber, Matt and Matthew's reaction to Matt's last beer pong sink

The music selection was careful chosen by Matt's Itunes to only play American-artist songs. He made it quite evident that no non-American songs would be played. Good friends, good food, good music led to a quite enjoyable fourth of July in Korea. Definitely not the same as home, but it was as good as it gets. :)