Global Engagement Month

This month has been super busy, filled with activities for Global Engagement Month, where international students represent their home countries and share their cultures with the rest of the college. I headed the Indian group, contributing to a total of 4 activities. 

First, it started out with an Art Walk, where we displayed pictures and other art forms. I wrote a poem about Chennai, and one of my friends submitted a couple of pictures. 

Second, there were the culture booths. These were booths where each country had an interactive art for people to take part in. There were friendship bracelets from Colombia, bookmarks from Mongolia, Korea, and opera masks from China. The Indian booth had mehendi, which a friend and I did for anyone interested. They were open for 2 hours on both days, and I am proud to say that India's booth was the most popular. By that, I mean that there was a constant flow of people wanting to get mehendi. 

Third was the Diwali kolam. This was meant to be more interactive than the mehendi. My friend and I went out early on the morning of Diwali and drew outlines for multiple kolam designs. Then, there were colored powders available for people to come and fill the designs with. Additionally, there was also mehendi, because we had a lot of cones left over. 

Finally, there was the closing party. This was a trivia party, with dinner from around the world. My friends and I made my favorite dessert of all time - Gulab Jamun. On top of that, I was the trivia host. 

Now, you might ask me why I did so much. Let's just say I wanted to make the most out of it. (I also wanted to dress up)