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13 SPOTLIGHT
UMP ɽኪᄿఙ
NOV 2013
Cultural exchange is more than just reading a book on relevant topics or attending a lecture. It appears in many forms
in our everyday life indeed. The CUHK campus is a miniature of an international community where students from
various cultural backgrounds study and live here. As a result, to provide a platform to showcase the culturally pluralistic
campus and facilitate cultural exchange, a string of cultural activities, namely cooking classes and the International Week
themed ‘Cultural Encounters’ were held in late October.
We are what we eat – Cooking Classes
Food is always one of the best ways to present one’s culture. In the cooking classes, the students from Turkey, Ecuador
and Taiwan demonstrated how to cook some of their signature home dishes, as well as shared their cultures with the
fellow students.
Cultural Encounters – International Week
The International Week, with the theme of ‘Cultural
Encounters’, was co-organized by the Office of Student
Affairs and some non-local student associations -
the organizing committee members came from the
International Student Association, the Taiwanese Student
Association and the Mainland Undergraduate Association.
“Post-80s” Sharing on Travelling Around the
World
To raise the curtain of the International Week, a young
couple - Natalie and Hiro, who set foot on 46 countries
and over 200 cities around the world in a year and
a half, was invited to share their travel experiences,
including fond memories and culture shock. The sharing
aroused the audience’s curiosity about exploring the
world to get in touch with different cultures and inspired
them to realize their dreams. Not only did the audience
eagerly ask Natalie and Hiro questions, the couple
also felt excited to share their stories with the students.
They were even surprised by the students’ enthusiastic
response!
Pl asant Encounters with
Cultures