More Turkey Pics

With Simon's eclectic eye for photos, I thought I would post a few more pics from Thanksgiving dinner.

London Thanksgiving, American Style

A Brasilian, a couple from Wales, a Brit and 3 Americans at my house = Thanksgiving in London. Things just wouldn't be the same with out Thanksgiving sooo I decided to host a dinner to celebrate! Kate and Scott came all of the way from Wales for some turkey and lots of wine! And the journey for some in London was maybe just as long with the traffic and rain.

This was a first Thanksgiving for the non-Americans so we talked about the traditions of watching football, feasting and giving thanks...oh and also the part about the English settling in the east and kicking out the Native Americans (sorry!).

Since everyone learned a bit about the American holiday I did take a few things away myself:
1. The concept of sweet side dishes like candied yams is foreign to Brits
2. Samba music is good for every occasion
3. Regardless of how full you are, you can always eat some more thanksgiving dinner

It was a great night, thank you to everyone for celebrating with me! Thanks to Simon for being photographer for the night, he got some good shots!

What does it all mean?

Every so often I ask myself the same questions in hopes of getting closer to an answer or confirming what I have come to believe...What is the meaning of life? What is my purpose? How do I contribute to the world? Part of the answer lies on my pursuit to explore new places, understand people and different cultures. As I do this I realize how connected we have become and how small the earth really is. And its only going to get smaller. I was doing some research on the world's population and percentage of people with access to the internet and came across this video which puts things in an interesting perspective.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpEnFwiqdx8

BTW here is the latest population info as of 2008 (crazy!):

Country Population Internet Usage
Asia 3,776,181,949 15.30%
Europe 800,401,065 48.10%
Africa 955,206,348 5.30%
Americas 913,258,921 42.40%
Oceana 33,981,562 59.50%
M. East 197,090,443 21.30%

Total World Population 6,676,120,288

BtoB Mareting Awards: Hysterical

BtoB marketing awards + comedy + a super fun time =...I think the equation may not compute. With moderately low expectations of an awards show I attended last week in London, I was pleasantly surprised when I found myself maybe at one of the funniest events in BtoB history.
At the Emirates Stadium in London, 500+ people gathered to celebrate the great work of marketing professionals. What kept the audience from slipping into a permanent cat nap during the event was a well known comedian, Michael McIntyre. Take a peek at some of his acts (some of course you just had to be there, and others are hysterical because its so true to life in London) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Es2l4yUBY6M
With great company (new friends in the pics!, taken with my mobile btw) the glitz & glamor of a black tie event and my side ache from the laughing, this one will go down in the books as a really great time!