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INTERNATIONAL WEEK 2009
 
Cultural Kick-off!   
Sunday April 5
@ 4.30pm, Upper Tarble

Diverse people, diverse talents:
Come enjoy i20’s annual, laid-back, gloriously international Cultural Show!
National/cultural costume encouraged.

Fondly featuring

Haichao Wu performing “Create Your Name in Chinese Calligraphy”

Ozan Erturk & Co: "Turkish drumming"

Michael Park, Daniel Hwang, Steve Han, Jun Seop Lee, Hae-in Park dancing
“The Korean Stomp NANTA Dance”

Aakash Suchak reading poetry of the South Asian diaspora

Philip Chodrow, Tom Liu, Josh Vertolli, Jenna Davis, Brice Jordan, Amy Langdon demonstrating “Martial Arts: Taekwondo and Tang Soo Do”

The Capoeira group

Min Sern Teh singing Malaysian folksongs

The Mariachi Band

Sergio Rivas singing “Uno y Uno Igual a Tres" by Venezuelan artist Jeremias
and more!


 Various movie screenings
Note: These movie screenings are strictly non-commercial and intended as small group educational viewings. Also, no food/drink is allowed in LPAC cinema.
all starting @ 8 pm

Sun April 5, LPAC Cinema: Sepet (Malaysia)
A look at how two young lovers from totally different backgrounds cope with family and social pressure.

Wed April 8, LPAC Cinema: Amores Perros (Mexico)
A horrific car accident connects three stories, each involving characters dealing with loss, regret, and life's harsh realities, all in the name of love.

Thurs April 9, Sci Center 199: An Indian film(TBD)

Fri April 10, LPAC Cinema: Let the Right One In (Sweden)
Oscar, an overlooked and bullied boy, finds love and revenge through Eli, a beautiful but peculiar girl who turns out to be a vampire.

Sat April 11, LPAC Cinema: Yesterday (South Africa)
After falling ill, Yesterday learns that she is HIV positive. With her husband in denial and young daughter to tend to, Yesterday's one goal is to live long enough to see her child go to school.



        International Fair        
Friday April 10
@ 4-6pm, Parrish walkway

Parrish porch will be filled with students from all around the world, with tables with goodies/food/gifts from different countries. Come eat good food, take pictures with students in their traditional costumes, and hang out with your favorite group of students!

At the same time, there will be a handicraft sale in coordination with Peace Week. The handicraft fair will sell earrings, scarves, bags, etc... Proceeds will help to sponsor education for children and widows displaced by the conflict in Nepal. More than 50,000 children and widows have been displaced due to the conflict. 1 year's education for a child costs only $15! Everything sold in the fair will cost $15 or less.



Pura Vida IBIZA!
"Party Capital of the World"
Saturday April 11
@ 10pm-2am, Paces
Come dressed up in party/beach wear,
with vibrant Mediterranean colors.
We'll have REAL party music and yummy snacks
from around the world!


1'21'2009: spring semester 09!
another new semester. this is the first one in our memory that we will have without Gloria's guidance. rest in peace!
this term we'll have international week, among other things.

8'29'2008 : fall semester 08!
another i20 orientation has come and gone. altogether we have 35 international freshmen!
pictures available here.this year's international orientation team: Shadi Rohana '09, Tristan Bice '09 (driver), Laura Post '09 (driver), Frances Kvietok '10, Alice Xiang '10, Alice Park '11 (and Mel too),Kun Hee Kim '11, Rahul Garg '11, Mary Prager '11, Michael Xu '11.
big thanks to the team for working so hard and especially to our wonderful drivers : )

5'21'2008 : summer startup

Summer's finally begun(!!), and we've started emailing the incoming international freshmen (who sound like a wonderfully friendly bunch).

Int'l orientation is slotted to last from Aug 23-25 this year.. starting from then is when we'll start posting here regularly, so that people can keep track of the events and other craziness that i20 gets involved in.

For now, happy summer!