The elevator was packed with enthusiastic faces wearing “100-mile” smiles, mirror-polished dancing shoes and exquisite outfits with bubbly souls as it made its way up to the 7^th floor of Yugulk building- it was the first happy hour of 2014!

After a week of orientation, introductions, registration and repeatedly responding to “where are you from?” both spring and fall students finally got the ideal moment to fraternize in a relaxed atmosphere. Dubbed “the first time we connect” the first happy hour took off in the Lincoln hall on Friday, 28^th February, 2014. It was a colorful evening full of fun, food, drinks, dance, games and laughter.

Miss Sunny Lee, the MC, kicked off the evening by warmly welcoming all present. This was followed by an introduction of the various student representatives. Chipo Kachiwala (2013 MPP, Malawi) in his sonorous voice introduced the club leaders who pitched their various clubs. This was followed by a “mingle-mingle game” that got everyone onto their feet. The “pick a number” game sought to find the luckiest person in the room. A volunteer picks up two numbers from a mixed pot of numbers, and anyone with the last two digits of their ID number matching the two numbers selected wins. Mouthwatering prizes were awarded to winners of the “mingle-mingle” and “pick a number” games.

Then came the best part of the night: open floor dance with refreshment. Everyone displayed dance moves from their home countries, a consequent of the enviable cultural diversity KDI School boasts of.  Notable among them was azonto from Ghana and salsa from Latina. Felix Owusu Ankra (2013 MPP, Ghana) was the DJ behind the desk dishing out good music. Camera lights flashed and many “selfies” were taken to capture the beautiful moments of the evening.

In a brief interview with the Globe, Miss Charlene Eboi (2014 MDP, Côte d’Ivoire) summed up the experience succinctly thus: “I enjoyed every moment of the night; the music, dance, chats, food and pictures. It was indeed relaxing, even though short.”

The Happy hour was organized by the Student Union with support from the Student Affairs division.

By Brian Dzansi (2014 Spring, Ghana)