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Friends of the International Center, at UC San Diego Newsletter Volume XLVII, No.1 September 2019 SAVE THE DATE: FRIENDS EVENING PROGRAMS Saturday, October 12, 2019, Friends Dinner Social: USA Saturday, November 16, 2019, Ethnic Dinner Saturday, December 7, 2019, Friends Dinner Social: Turkey Saturday, February 1, 2020, Friends Dinner Social: Thailand Saturday, February 29, 2020, Ethnic Dinner: Indonesia Saturday, April 18, 2020, Friends Dinner Social: Colombia Tuesday, May 19, 2020, Annual Scholarship Awards Dinner I hope your summer was filled with spectacular sunsets and ad- ventures and you are ready to start the 2019-2020 academic year with great enthusiasm! Our daily programs are open to all members and have been operating all summer—a huge thank you to our Program Lead- ers who do not take summers off! Friends Resale Shop will reopen on September 24th thanks to our wonderful volunteer team who would love to welcome new team members! And planning is underway for our evening programs. I hope Make Your Reservations you will join me throughout the year as we continue Friends ever- Friends Dinner Social: Marvelous Midwest USA timely mission of supporting in- Saturday, October 12, 2019, 6:00 p.m., Village 15 ternational education and friend- https://fdsmidwestusa2019.eventbrite.com ship across borders. Reservations due by Friday, October 4—space fills fast Katya Katya Newmark [email protected] Page 2 Resale Shop The Resale Shop was closed for the summer, during which time the university moved the shipping container that serves as the Shop’s extra storage facility to a different area of the valet parking lot, making room for new construction that will greatly transform the UCSD campus. Thanks to Debi Gianni’s coordination and other university staff members’ willingness both to pack and unpack the contents of the Friends Resale Shop and the Oceanids Kitchen Exchange containers, the transfer went smoothly. Please check with one Thursday partners, Renate Schmid-Schoenbein and of the other Shop volunteers about details regarding where Idit London (the latter has since returned to her native and when to drop off donations. country, Israel) put on a show for the camera— In anticipation of the Resale Shop’s reopening on Tues- counting the money! day, September 24, Shop volunteers worked hard to make the Friends shop look spiffy. Business hours are scheduled for Tuesday Please verify all dates through Friday, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and times of the September activities Friends Volunteer Hours September Calendar Sept. 2: Labor Day Holiday May 2019: 682 hours, June 2019: 408.50 July 2019: 316 hours Sept. 3, 10, 17, 24: Gus’ Table, 10:00-Noon *** Sept. 3, 10, 17, 24: FIC Craft July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019: 7,565.50 hours Circle, 1:00-3:00 Sept. 4, 18: Family Orienta- tion, 9:15 Mommy/Daddy & Me Sept. 4, 11, 18, 25: Wednesday During Yukina Nakazawa’s visit home to be with her ailing grandmother, Coffee, 10:00-Noon her son, Alex, had to be hospitalized with a serious virus infection, greatly Sept. 4, 11, 18, 25: Mommy/ delaying the family’s return to San Diego. Daddy & Me, 1:45-2:45 Meanwhile, Mariko Usui, who skillfully chaired the program for several years and had persuaded Yukina to assume the role of Mommy/ Sept. 5, 12, 19, 26: Everyday Daddy & Me Coordinator, has moved to Florida, temporarily leaving the English, 10:00-11:30 Thursday playgroup without a chair. Sept. 6, 13, 20, 27: Friday Chat, Aware of the complicated situations, the other Mommy/Daddy & 10:00-Noon Me volunteers have kept the program running smoothly and stayed in daily e-mail contact with Yukina, who was unable to book a return flight Sept. 7, 14, 21, 26: Yoga Class, from Japan until the end of August. Our compliments and thanks to all! 9:00-10:00 Sept. 9, 16, 23, 30: Tai Chi, 2:00-3:00 Sept. 10: Friends Board Family Orientation Meeting, 10:00 Eileen Tozer reports that Family Orientation has been meeting regularly Sept. 23: Fall Quarter begins twice monthly; both the attendance and length of stay at UCSD vary considerably. It is interesting to see the professions of those that have at- Sept. 24: Resale Shop will tended in the last few months; included were a pharmacist, hair stylist, reopen, Tuesday-Friday, medical student, algorithm engineer, barista, musician/teacher, applica- 10:00-1:30 tions engineer, bank teller, housewife, wife, and mother. September 2019 Friends of the International Center, UCSD Newsletter Page 3 th July 4 Picnic None of this could have been possible without all the friendly —by Jennie Chin volunteers who worked tireless- ly behind the scenes to look af- Once again Friends and Oce- ter the myriad details that make anids held its annual picnic for the this annual picnic such a success. many international visiting schol- Many thanks to Lanna Cheng for ars and their families, along with securing the Martin Johnson others who came to celebrate the House, as always the perfect ven- July 4 festivities at the Martin John- ue for this festivity. Thank you to son House at Scripps Institution of Mira Vendler and Miracema Oceanography (SIO). It was defi- Ueyoshi, who took care of check-check- nitely a picture perfect day, as the ing in the guests. Most espe- weather was clear and sunny, but cially, our thanks go to Georgina with enough shade on the decks Sham, Lynn Jahn, Ginny Young, that people could sit down and en- and Marie Perroud, who took care joy being together, as well as look This photo of Yoshito and Georgina of name tags, helping with signing at the spectacular view of the Pa- Sham sums up the friendship shown at the party up participants, shopping, prepar- cific Ocean. ing the dishes, and cleaning up We had some 50 guests that ica is the melting pot of the many afterwards, and taking care of all included Friends and the many ethnic groups who come to learn, those last minute things we forgot families who came with their love- to teach, to exchange ideas, and to about. ly children. This year we got to be able to experience the generos- As volunteers, we represent see a lot of new babies, so it was a ity of spirit between cultures. the face of not just UC San Diego, genuine pleasure to be introduced Our typical July 4th picnic fare but the larger face of the San Diego to this next generation. The won- included hotdogs, potato salad, community, and of an America that derful thing about these events is a green salad, chips and dips in welcomes with open arms and a the international gathering rep- several forms, chocolate and pea- open heart those who take the leap resented by our visitors: Colom- nut butter brownies, watermelon, into a faraway place from home. bia, Thailand, Japan, Brazil, Chi- lemonade and other beverages. And our hard work and interac- na, Germany, South Korea, India, The children were able to play ring tion comes through when we see France, Spain, Finland, Paraguay, toss and bean bag toss, and/or run the smiles, the laughter, and the and others, which reminds us that around on the grass, and all en- enjoyment of those with whom we one of the many strengths of Amer- joyed a relaxing, comfortable day. share this special day. Wednesday Coffee A Day in the Country —by Georgina Sham —by Nori Faer Wednesday Coffee A day out in the country has continued to meet was a big hit once again! throughout the sum- On a balmy afternoon on mer with several par- August 3rd, thirty-three ticipants, in addition internationals and their ba- to Lynn Jahn and bies came to enjoy Stanley Marie Perroud, lead- and my park-like backyard. ing craft projects We will continue A feast was set out with this trend trough the fall. everyone bringing a native In August, for instance, we will dish, along with hot dogs, make pom poms. They are easy and hamburgers, and cold drinks provided by the hosts. A few stayed after- fun to make and we hope to make wards to enjoy the pool and conversation about best films they had seen. enough to redecorate the Friends Everyone left knowing a little bit more about San Diego and how varied Resale Shop. are its landscape and climate. September 2019 Friends of the International Center, UCSD Newsletter Page 4 “My favorite part of the eve- ning was interacting and making connections with the people at my table. I enjoyed being placed with individuals I had never met, so I could talk to them and get to know all these new people and their roles in this process. I enjoyed the speakers talking about their experiences with the scholarship program and studying abroad. It would have been a lovely dinner without it, but that’s what made it tailored to the event and special. Again, thank you! I will keep the Friends updated during my study abroad experience!”—Hannah Saltman, Political Science major, EAP to England A Beautiful Membership & Scholarship Awards Dinner —by Ruth Newmark with photos by Lou Adamo, Katya Newmark, and Justin Costello The Friends of the International tographs and individual words Center’s Annual Membership of thanks—received some well- Dinner and Scholarship Awards deserved praise in response. That Ceremony, held this year on May this came from different sources is 21, 2019, is truly the highpoint of illustrated by sample quotes: our fiscal and academic year, one Our guest speaker, Prof. Ivano that entails a great deal of prepara- Caponigro, wrote: tion, and we all owe a great debt to “I don’t know how you found Katya Newmark for organizing the the energy to write such a beautiful event.