OC International Student News Office of International Education & Study Abroad Issue 151 November 2019

Breaking the Language Barrier Haunted House Treasure Box In this Issue Important Dates Happy Birthday!

Nov 8 Last day to officially drop a class and receive a “W” grade Nov 11 Veterans Day Holiday Nov 13 Transfer Fair Nov 18 안녕하세요! Aloha! こんにちは! 你好! Mihumisang! Last day to add/drop a continu- ous enrollment class This October, Multicultural Services presented “Breaking the Language Barrier”. Nov 22 They invited six different people to teach their native languages, which were Global Night Korean, Hawaiian, Japanese, (Mandarin) Chinese, Bambara, and Bunun lan- Nov 25 guages. I was one of the presenters during this series, and I taught about Bunun, which is an indigenous language from . I was kind of nervous before my Registration begins continuing/ former students - Winter lesson because I was not sure if people would participate in my session and if they would understand what I teach. However, it turned out really well. I think Nov 27 this project is awesome because we can not only help other people to under- Non-Student Day stand our culture but also can exchange our culture and bring more perspective Nov 28 - 29 to the college. - Umas from Taiwan. Thanksgiving Holiday

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We went to the haunted house as an International Club event. I have been there before, but this time was scarier than last time. We screamed a lot because it was dark, and the ghosts were too creepy. We were especially spooked when we encountered the chainsaw man! But we enjoyed that time from start to finish. I’d like to go there again.

- Rina from Japan.

擂茶 is a special type of beverage that mixes , , leaves, and different kind of nuts. It is pronounced “Lei Cha.” “Lei” stands for grinding, “Cha” stands for tea. It a typical Hakka beverage in Taiwan. Back in the days, people live in poverty, to treat their guests a better meal, they came up with the idea to put rice and other ingredients into tea and ground them together before adding in hot water. The history of Lei Cha can trace back to the period in China, 220-280AD. Lei Cha has a thick consistency and layers of flavor from different combinations of ingredients. There are a few different ways of consuming it, other than drinking it, people often add rice in it along with other salty ingredients. - Yen from Taiwan

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