The NE International Festival Passport to the World engaged students and brought awareness on how language and perception have impacted international students living in the U.S.
For three days, students could dive into different cultures from across the globe. Students were brought together through authentic Indian and Vietnamese food and live performances from the Grammy-winning band Brave Combo and the West African drum and dance ensemble Bandan Koro.
Around the campus, students hosted two kinds of activities: active and educational. Piñata smashing, self-defense kickboxing and pingpong actively informed students of the variety of services provided by TCC, and trivia games brought awareness to many different cultural traditions.
Bavarian and Tyrolean folk dancers take the stage at NE Campus’ International Festival April 12. Students were treated to several different traditional dances and music styles. Photos by Bogdan Sierra Miranda/The Collegian
NE student Ryed Aloffe flexes his muscles in a pullup competition at the U.S. Marines’ table as students kept count. The Marines gave out prizes to students who recorded the most pullups.
NE ceramics professor Karmien Bowman aids NE student Anthony Semler at the pottery wheel.
The festival hosted a panel of international students April 11. They shared stories and experiences about learning English and the culture shock that came with living in American society.
NE students partake in the famous German dance, “The Chicken Dance” at the International Festival. The dance is performed at large social gatherings in Germany, including Oktoberfest in Munich. The song performed with the dance is considered polka, a musical style found commonly in Germany.
