18 May 2017

New York, New York - Dawit Graduation Day One






































Beautiful sunny day for a graduation - but it was also 85+ in the NYC sun.
It was quite something to experience a Columbia Graduation ceremony.  It is done outside in a huge open courtyard with many small courtyards connected to it.
You need tickets and when I arrived the line was still about a 3 block walk to get in.
I chose shade from the start.  I found spot at table for 6 with visuals on 2 large screen tv's - everyone is watching from a tv somewhere - it is that big of crowd.
As the event progressed through its three hours of activities our shaded area got more and more crowded.
When I finally wandered towards the front after the event to meet up with Dawit and friends I found out how hot it really was - we were happy as could be in the shaded corner.
Great lunch at Dawit's local African Restaurant and then off to rest up for Day 2 of the graduation activities - and an even hotter afternoon.

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