{"id":3622,"date":"2018-02-19T21:44:04","date_gmt":"2018-02-19T21:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.lvc.edu\/wordpress\/lavie\/?p=3622"},"modified":"2018-02-19T21:44:04","modified_gmt":"2018-02-19T21:44:04","slug":"international-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.lvc.edu\/lavie\/2018\/02\/19\/international-love\/","title":{"rendered":"International love"},"content":{"rendered":"

By: Maddie Noonan ’19, Staff Writer<\/p>\n

Valentine\u2019s Day and Lunar New Year were celebrated Feb. 15 by the Global Education Club in Lebegern Learning Commons, where the international students participated in exchanging valentines and conversed about the different holidays celebrated in their home countries.<\/p>\n

\u201cValentine\u2019s Day happens around the same time as Korean Lunar New Year, but the two holidays are very different,\u201d Hyeri Cho (Sally Cho), a freshman international business major, said. \u201cValentine\u2019s Day is centered around couples and love, but Lunar New Year is more family oriented. Families in South Korea will begin the holiday by bowing to their ancestors. Once that is done, we eat rice cake soup to symbolize another year on earth.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Global Education Club is an active and engaging organization that consists of international students, students that have studied abroad or students that celebrate diversity on campus. This club works to enrich, strengthen and advocate for international education and culture exchange.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always had a passion for international cultures,\u201d Devon Malloy, a junior global studies and digital communications major, said. \u201cThis organization allows for us to celebrate one another\u2019s different cultures. Today we are celebrating Valentine\u2019s Day, but a few of the Korean students are celebrating Lunar New Year as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

The upcoming International Food Festival is the biggest event of the year for the Global Education Club. Representatives from different countries prepare an authentic meal from their home country.<\/p>\n

\u201cI saw Lebanon Valley College\u2019s international program posted on the Saudi Arabia website,\u201d Wael Alhamad, a junior digital communications major, said. I really enjoy being apart of this club and look forward to cooking a meal from my country for the students on campus.\u201d<\/p>\n

Typically, there are 25 to 30 countries that are represented at the Food Festival. International students, students that have studied abroad and faculty with native ties to a foreign country will participate in this festival.<\/p>\n

The International Food Festival will take place on April 4 from 4 – 6 p.m. in Lebegern. Students interested in experiencing the different cultures that exist on campus should mark the festival on their calendar.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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