At the end of the main course, Mrs. Elzinga brings the drooling crowd one apple pie, one pumpkin pie and finally, a piping hot pecan pie with plenty of nuts, Mrs. Elzinga's professed favorite. My wife is an excellent cook. There's always an abundant supply of food available to meet the demand. About 1,000 students take one of two sections that compose Elzinga's Introduction to Microeconomics course. The fact that only 20 students show up every year at his house is a testimony to the hospitality of many University students, he said.
Many students here are from northern Virginia.
When Mrs. Elzinga was a student at the University, she did not go home to Tennessee for Thanksgiving. It's a far trip and Christmas comes so soon after. International students who choose not to fly home make up many of the evening's guests, while others might live relatively close by but still wish to remain in Charlottesville to study. It can get kind of hectic and stressful around here. Through the course of the meal, the students get to know one another, the couple said.