Jacqueline Choo, Malaysia (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities) It was a great Thanksgiving at Jim and Kay’s, all thanks to Minnesota International Center (MIC) and International Students and Scholars’ Services (ISSS) for organizing this dinner. It was a wonderful dinner with delicious turkey, green beans, squash soup, mashed potatoes, cranberry jam and also pumpkin pie (my favorite)! And Kay’s pumpkin …
By Jia Zhong, China, Presbyterian College Halloween is a special festival. It is a time for people to use their imaginations to wear different costumes and play ‘Trick or Treat’. Our professors wore their funny costumes to class which I can’t even imagine happening in China. I feel like this festival is for having fun and releasing the little monsters …
From November 13-16th, 51 UGRADers from the Western Hemisphere and East Asia and the Pacific participated in the Fall Re-entry Workshop. The diversity of languages, personalities and cultures swept through Washington, D.C. as students participated in community service activities, processed their accomplishments and made plans for the future, and shared their cultures with one another. Click on the web link …
By: Karol Paola Chavarria Chaves (Costa Rica) Augustana College I had the amazing opportunity to share my culture. During my time in South Dakota I have learned a lot about US culture but it was my turn to talk and show the amazing country where I come from. It was interesting to put together this presentation because I began to …
Every October, World Learning holds a Halloween Costume Contest. This year, many UGRADers donned unique costumes, painted their faces to match and collaborated with friends to compete for the most original, cutest, most elaborate, scariest and best ensemble Halloween costumes. Congratulations to the winners! You will soon find out if you receive a Trick or a Treat!
We asked our students to reflect on a favorite activity or experience in the US. UGRAD student Sara Santini (Serbia) studying at California State University- Monterey Bay shared her favorite adventure so far. I’ve seen a lot of things I liked, and I’ve done many interesting things so far. At first I was planning to write about one of the …
Ivana Sreckovic, a Journalism student from Montenegro, is an active contributor to the Opinions section of the University Chronicle, the St. Cloud State University newspaper. In her latest op-ed “Perception of Halloween for International and American Students” Ivana shares her impressions of the new traditions she experienced in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
For those who wonder what a typical UGRAD student studies, or where, we’ve pulled together some of the basic details. The UGRAD students from East Asia and the Pacific, the Western Hemisphere, and Serbia and Montenegro have more than 64 different majors, and are pursuing their studies at 53 colleges and universities across the US. The graphics below illustrate the …
By: Axel Eduardo Donis Leon (Guatemala) University of Utah This trip was awesome. We were five friends and went to Arches National Park, Dead Horse State Park, Canyonlands National Park, Corona Arch, Natural Bridges National Monument, Monument Valley, Antelope Canyon, Zion National Park, Bryce National Park, Escalante National Monument, and Widstoe ghost town. It was an intense trip where we …
Thailand Wanitcha (Fa) Wannasook (2010-11) was placed at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire on her Global UGRAD program and is studying in the second year of her Master’s degree in English. She is also working as a part-time lecturer at Khon Kaen University Language Institute. Hataitip (Aim) Tasena (2010-11) is studying for her Master’s degree in molecular medicine at the …