Author: cfanthony

Shakespeare in the Park 2016!

July 1, 2016
A woman laughs at a man dressed as a clown in a fancy suit
Image from the Seattle Shakespeare Company

The Seattle Shakespeare Company will be performing Hamlet, one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays, in parks in the Seattle area this summer. The performances are free to attend, although donations are welcomed.

If Hamlet is a little too heavy for you, they will also be doing one of Shakespeare’s comedies, Love’s Labours Lost. You can see the plays in July and August. For locations and times, check the schedule.

If that’s not enough theater for you, you can also go to the Seattle Outdoor Theater Festival at Volunteer Park on July 9 and 10. (Pro tip: Lake View Cemetery is right next to Volunteer Park, so you can also go visit Bruce Lee’s grave—李小龙的墓碑.) There will be sixteen (!) plays performed in those two days. Again, this is a totally free event, but they do accept donations.

 

Ice Skating and Free Bubble Tea

February 3, 2016

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The International Peer Mentors (IPMs) held an Ice Skating & Bubble Tea Social on the afternoon of Friday, January 22. The event involved a lot of fun and free stuff. All Shoreline students were invited to join the event for $6.25 to rent ice skates. The IPMs provided bubble tea in different flavors from a local Taiwanese restaurant, Looking For Chai (找茶), and plenty of snacks for everyone.

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About 100 students came and enjoyed the event. For many students, it was their first time ice skating. Some people had trouble staying on their feet, but it’s always fun to try something new!

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Some students who didn’t want to find out the hard way whether they were good at skating or not just came for the free bubble tea, snacks, and a chance to hang out with friends.

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Photos and text by Beatrice Suherman

A Snowy Trip to Leavenworth

December 7, 2015

On Saturday, about 40 students from Shoreline Community College joined a trip to Leavenworth held by the International Education Department. We went there to celebrate Christmas Lighting Festival when the Bavarian town…

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becomes the Village of Lights…

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Over half a million lights are used to brighten up the village. The village looks exactly like villages in fairy tales. There were also many people dressed up in costumes to show their holiday spirit.

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And Leavenworth has snow! We don’t have a lot of snow in Seattle area, but Leavenworth is only two hours away and it has snow! We had tons of fun playing in the snow.

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By the end of the day, everyone was too tired because of all the fun time we had during the trip.

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I guess this is why they call it the most wonderful time of the year!

Photos and text by Beatrice Suherman

Halloween Party 2015!

November 9, 2015

The Party Begins

On October 30th, the students of Shoreline Community College gathered on campus to celebrate Halloween. Organized by the International Peer Mentors (IPMs), the party went really well.

Costumed Students Begin to Arrive

At about 6:00 p.m., students began gathering in the PUB (Pagoda Union Building) and enjoying each other’s creative and colorful costumes.

Carving Pumpkins

Over 100 students, as well as some staff and faculty members, attended the party. The organizers provided a variety of snacks and drinks for everyone. They also gave several pumpkins to the students for the competition of the most creative carving design.

Spooky DJ

At 7:00 p.m., the lights of the Main Dining room went off for the amazing dance, with a great music mix played by students DJs, Wayne from Taiwan and Junya from Japan.

Haunted House

Meanwhile, the Adventure Builders Club and Indonesian Students Community presented a haunted house where students witnessed the story of a murdered family.

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Back to the Main Dining room, the dance paused for the toilet paper mummy competition, where students formed themselves in groups and wrapped one their teammates in toilet paper. The goal was to make a mummy out of toilet paper as fast as possible in order to win a prize.

Selfie With the Best Costume

At the end of the party, the IPMs announced the three best costumes and gave prizes to them.

The party was marvelous!

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(Shout out to Student Engagement Manager Cassie Kwon and the IPMs for throwing this super spooky bash and giving all of us a great time!)

– Written by Ahmed Alsaif