On Friday, February 1st, Mubarak and Mahdi came to my house for venison chili. I cooked the meat separately from the rest of the chili, because one of my roommates is vegetarian and some of our friends do not eat meat either. I made some bacon separately as well, since Mahdi and Mubarak do not eat pork. Mubarak helped by preparing rice in the traditional Kuwaiti fashion, to the best of what limited spices and cookware my kitchen could provide. My roommates and I had several other friends over as well, since we usually have a Friday night jam session, and my Kuwaiti friends were delighted to discover that my friend Orion who plays flute with us (and studied with a flute master in India) knows some Arabic. They instantly asked for his phone number since they very rarely encounter people here who have studied their language at all.
The chili was a big hit, and the jams were groovy, although I gave Mubarak and Mahdi a ride to go bowling with their friends at Crenshaw and came home before they really started pumping. I really enjoyed showing them my home and how we spend our leisure time, and as always, I am looking forward to our next meeting.
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