This past Saturday, nine TED Translators, along with a number of speakers and globally minded attendees, kicked off TEDGlobal 2017 with the “global souls” welcome dinner. The gathering took place at the Rivertrees Country Inn in Arusha, Tanzania, and saw guests connect with each other over local cuisine and conversation about a variety of global topics. All in all, the dinner was a great opportunity for the TED Translators and their fellow TEDGlobal 2017 attendees to mingle in a fun, intimate way before the start of the conference.