The Melting Pot

The 4th of July was celebrated at The French House. We bought enough food to feed an army. I had grill duty that day cooking up salmon again by special request. It was interesting to celebrate with my eclectic and international group of friends. Several countries were represented. Aside from the usual anglo-Americans, there were people from the following countries: Vietnam, the Philippines, Japan, Spain, France, Peru and Columbia. Many of us are mixed blooded, reflecting the population of the future; I am a mixture of Asian and European and our friend Kaz is Blackanese (half black, half Japanese). We had a great time hanging out by the pool. The weather was great, it was a nice lazy day and there was lots to eat. It was amusing watching the group play with the beach ball, calling out the country they are from each time they hit the ball. America is truly the melting pot of the world.