The first large, organized get together that I can remember or have been invited to of South Africans in the Lexington, Kentucky area took place Friday evening on a stormy and rainy 4th of July. As more than 50 people started to arrive at the farm of André O’Conner for a traditional braai (barbeque) a heavy rain storm moved over the Bluegrass area and for the next 45 minutes or so people took shelter in their cars and some even invaded a horse trailer. But the rain didn’t damper any spirits or stopped the event. It only caused the fires to be lighted a little later, which left more time for meeting many new people and lekker gesels in Afrikaans.Thank you to Lindsay Hunter for organizing the event and to André and Crystal O’Conner for the facilities and the excellent boerewors. The evening turned out great. But then that’s what usually happens when South Africans get together for a braai.
PS: The informal group is now gathering the names of Southern Africans in the Bluegrass area and if you are interested to get you name on a list for future meetings you can leave me a comments or to protect your privacy send me an email.
Everybody had a story to tell...
...information and experiences were exchanged...
...en gesels dat dit gons tot laat innie aand.
While others had to do the serious work of braaing.
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