This week, the ISA Blog is featuring thoughts from three people involved with Sail Away: International Week and Night 2009
International Week and Night is the most unique event on campus. We literally have people from around the world coming together to make this event happen…
Every day on campus and in class, I hear a need for an international perspective on things. I see a desire for people who have grown up in this country to work with and learn from people around the world…
I am excited to be a part of Sail Away. I believe it can help bring international perspective to students, and be part of a group that is working with an international perspective in mind. We can sit in class and listen to lectures on globalization, we can read the news about important events occuring abroad, and we can have conversations with our friends about the rest of the world. But when we take part in an event like this and facilitate its creation, all of these things we learn in class become tangible and relevant to us.
Bryan Saxton, Director of Sail Away: IWN 2009
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I’ve always been a believer of “all work and no play is no fun,” and as part of this year’s Sail Away: IWN 2009 team, I’m happy to say that I’ve learnt this lesson by heart now! We must take time to unwind and relax and relate with our fellow ISA members, even when we see them day-to-day in the office. Everyone’s so bursting with activities these days that it’s rather overwhelming! Being the head of the I-Night committee, I am both optimistic and a little anxious about this year’s I-Night!
On our team, everyone has been constantly enthusiastic and contributing energyWe’re confident that we will keep it up for another 2 weeks and I’m sure we’ll have a terrific, top-notch show!
Fitria Thomas, Committee Head for I-Night Production of Sail Away: IWN 2009
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I attended International Week and Night last year and was deeply impressed by the food and show. This year, I wanted to get involved in the awesome event more.
For nearly four months, all of us have been working hard to bring this amazing event to students and the community. For Public Relations Committee, I remember staying up late in the library designing our Fund-raising packets; I remember us walking around the whole campus making a complete list for places to hang up posters. We were holding meetings almost every day. I also remember the first time I went into Schnitzer Museum of Art for fund-raising and the first time I went to KWVA radio for IWN radio advertising.
After all these preparations, I believe Sail Away, IWN 2009 will be a very successful event..
YES! We are READY!
Mengwei Deng, Committee Member for Public Relations of Sail Away: IWN 2009
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P.S. Look out for members of Sail Away: International Week and Night 2009 on the street and at Coffee Hour today from 4-6 PM. We’ll be wearing our awesome T-shirts. Feel free to ask us how to get involved by volunteering or email us at asuoisa@uoregon.edu.
