Zen Party

Last night was the Asian American Student Union’s Zen Party- a night with sushi and karaoke at a great Japanese place called Mikimoto’s. I was unsure as to how many people I would know at this party, as I don’t know all the Asian students on campus as well as I know the Indians. But after I got there, I saw a diversity that I honestly did not expect. I saw some of my sorority sisters, I saw some of my friends in classes, and I saw many of my Indian friends. The room was very small, but we had a good time singing the night away.

And boy, some of these singers were VERY overzealous. The best job was done by my sorority sister Nikki. She did an awesome job because she knew all the words to the song and has a wonderful deep voice. Props go to her!

Most of the other singers picked their songs before realizing they had to know all the words, and ended up pulling other people “on stage” to help them out. My favorite was when my somewhat clueless friend Prashant was pulled onstage to sing a song by N’Sync - Tearin Up My Heart. He knew every single word, and though on any other night, this might have been an embarrassment to a 20 year old boy, he was pretty excited to sing for the crowd.

I guess that’s what I like the most about parties like this at Tulane. It’s good humored fun, no one gets in any trouble, and you mix with a diverse group of people. And in that small room, eventually, you get to know them all well enough to stand up in front of them and make an idiot out of yourself with some karaoke.

Only at Tulane . . .