Seeing as we were nearing the end of the last week for many of our students, we decided to celebrate their departure with our popular fortnightly Karaoke event. This has become somewhat of a tradition at Maltalingua now, and students simply relish it! Some of our students love it so much, they sometimes go themselves on separate occasions during the week.
Last Thursday’s Karaoke night was pretty special, because loads of students showed up, even ones who said they were unable to join because they had other plans for that evening. The initial plan for the night was to meet some students in front of the school. Other students preferred meeting us at the regular local bar, because they play a couple of rounds of football first at a pitch we used a few weeks ago. Most of the students knew the place anyhow, since it was the umpteenth time we were going.
Bored after waiting for a quarter of an hour in front of the school, Yutaka suggested it was time to make a move, so after some students turned up, we decided to head off to Paceville on foot. We arrived all geared up for a night of fun and banter, however to my disappointment no one was there yet. This was of course not for long. Slowly but surely, the numbers were increasing and before we knew it, the bar was packed. Time was literally flying. We didn’t realise it was already half ten and no one had even sung a song yet! Katrin, Tess and I were encouraging students to go inside the bar and start singing a couple of tunes, but they seemed to be enjoying their time chatting outside. Suddenly we realised Yutaka was nowhere in sight, until we heard his famous rendition of ‘Twist and Shout’.
Suddenly EVERYONE wanted to join in the singing and dancing, and that is exactly what we all did! Cliché as it may sound, the fun was endless. Virtually all of us had a go at singing whether solo, as part of a duet or a group effort. I wanted to sing with Yutaka, because his enthusiasm was literally infectious and I couldn’t pass up an opportunity like that. Tess, Susanne and I also sang ‘Mamma Mia’, Dino and Katrin sang ‘Time of my Life’, whilst Michael, Susanne, Cedric and Dino all sang ‘Summer of ‘69’.
These were only a few examples of the many songs we sang, but one song we didn’t want to sing was ‘Time to Say Goodbye’ , firstly because it was too sad, and secondly, we don’t believe in goodbyes, but ‘See you laters and soons’. Coincidentally, the pub we visit is called ‘Memories’, a suitable name since this night was full of unforgettable moments, that we will cherish forever no matter the distance between us.
written by Michaela Griscti
