It’s not often a student can walk from Kenya to France in one day. But once a year, University of Idaho students have the chance to do just that.
Cruise the World 2012 will take place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday in the Student Union Building ballroom. Students have the opportunity to experience different cultures through food, clothing, dance and language.
We are often asked to participate in events with direct benefits to the university and our community — food drives, fundraisers for student groups and organizations and other charitable causes. But it’s not often we are asked to support the members of our community who are new to our culture.
UI opens its doors to students from around the world, and with those students come pieces of their culture. The culture and heritage of other countries are part of the world students from the Northwest are not always aware exists.
There is a difference between watching a documentary and spending a few hours with people from different countries. This first-hand experience will not only help U.S. students grow and learn, but will make international students feel more welcome.
Cruise the World is an appreciation of our peers and an acceptance of their story and history. It sends a message of togetherness throughout the community.
The world is full of diverse cultures that have crossed and engaged with one another more than ever before in history. Learning how people of different cultures structure their societies and values in terms of education, politics and hierarchies can lead to a deeper understanding and appreciation of our own culture, as well as theirs.
A society is defined by its culture, but that boundary should not be a limitation in experiencing someone else’s culture. – See more at: file:///Volumes/argonaut$/stories/sections/opinion/stories/2012/March/2/see_the_world.html#sthash.iluBHBNb.dpuf
Cruise the World 2012 will take place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday in the Student Union Building ballroom. Students have the opportunity to experience different cultures through food, clothing, dance and language.
We are often asked to participate in events with direct benefits to the university and our community — food drives, fundraisers for student groups and organizations and other charitable causes. But it’s not often we are asked to support the members of our community who are new to our culture.
UI opens its doors to students from around the world, and with those students come pieces of their culture. The culture and heritage of other countries are part of the world students from the Northwest are not always aware exists.
There is a difference between watching a documentary and spending a few hours with people from different countries. This first-hand experience will not only help U.S. students grow and learn, but will make international students feel more welcome.
Cruise the World is an appreciation of our peers and an acceptance of their story and history. It sends a message of togetherness throughout the community.
The world is full of diverse cultures that have crossed and engaged with one another more than ever before in history. Learning how people of different cultures structure their societies and values in terms of education, politics and hierarchies can lead to a deeper understanding and appreciation of our own culture, as well as theirs.
A society is defined by its culture, but that boundary should not be a limitation in experiencing someone else’s culture. – See more at: file:///Volumes/argonaut$/stories/sections/opinion/stories/2012/March/2/see_the_world.html#sthash.iluBHBNb.dpuf