International Dinner 2011 - What a night to remember
Only an international student will understand what kind of things they have to go through while they go to school in a country different then theirs. No one can explain how hard it is to come to a different culture and to have to adapt much faster than what you want to. No one can explain how crappy life gets when you are sick and don't have you father around to give you attention.
But of course there is a flip side to being an international student. I can now proudly say that I have friends from more than at least 50 countries. I can proudly say that I know how to say hello and a few other swear words in more than 10 different languages.
A group of international students come together each year to celebrate their differences and similarity at the International Dinner at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
The night stared with a fabulous dinner done by Chef Doll at Chartwells. The menu went like this.
Everything was absolutely wonderful.
It was so wonderful and heartwarming to see all these fellow students working together to share and offer what defines them, to the community of Whitewater. When you are living in a different country sometimes you do not get an opportunity to share that rich cultural activities that you do at home.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the wonderful faculty and staff, and also the community of Whitewater, for giving these students a place to call second home. These students are so greatly appreciative of all the things that everyone has done for them to make this experience a memorable one.
Here are some beautiful pictures from the night
But of course there is a flip side to being an international student. I can now proudly say that I have friends from more than at least 50 countries. I can proudly say that I know how to say hello and a few other swear words in more than 10 different languages.
A group of international students come together each year to celebrate their differences and similarity at the International Dinner at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
The night stared with a fabulous dinner done by Chef Doll at Chartwells. The menu went like this.
Everything was absolutely wonderful.
- Chinese chicken dumplings – China
- Russian beet salad – Russia
- Tabouleh – Middle East
- Chicken tikka masala – India
- Beef and prune tagine with couscous – Morocco
- Stir-fried chicken with basil – Thailand
- Samaki wa kukuango fish – Burkina Faso
- Peruvian quinoa stew – Peru
- Green tea pound cake – Japan
- English shortbread cookie – England
It was so wonderful and heartwarming to see all these fellow students working together to share and offer what defines them, to the community of Whitewater. When you are living in a different country sometimes you do not get an opportunity to share that rich cultural activities that you do at home.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the wonderful faculty and staff, and also the community of Whitewater, for giving these students a place to call second home. These students are so greatly appreciative of all the things that everyone has done for them to make this experience a memorable one.
Here are some beautiful pictures from the night
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