Picnic

Last night Ara invited a ton of people to a picnic along the Seine under these premises:

"Okay, this is the premise of the party:
(In the wise words of Neema Righteous Ghiasi)
Imagine ourselves 5-6 months from now, somewhere other than Paris...maybe a tiny cubicle in an office in a 9-5 job, or classroom back home, what have you, and thinking, remember that Great party that awesome Ara Girl threw on May 20th? It was a picnic by the Seine...we played beerpong, had long talks about love and life by the Seine...all of us feeling pleasantly light-headed by the wine....it was one of those perfect nights....
I really wish that I could be back there, be at that party just for one day........
AND THEN, VOILA! Your very own Delorean waiting for your trip to the past....
you then proceed to punch in 10:00 PM, Pont de la Tournelle on the south bank of Seine..."


And you know what, this picnic lived up to its aims. A surprisingly large number of us (around 20) got ourselves organized at the last minute and gathered on the grassy banks of the Seine and enjoyed hours upon hours of conversation, goofing around, and general bonding. Tons of other people had the same idea too apparently, because we were also joined by around a thousand strangers partaking in similar activities, and at one point, I even paused and danced around a drum circle. I don't think I could imagine a more perfect night than good wine, good friends, good conversation, and the riverbanks of an amazing city. So, thanks Ara. I hope we can do this again.