Tag Archive for ‘Kazakhstan’
Student Profile: Vera Abdullayeva
When your home is far away – say, Kazakhstan – and you’re living in a foreign country without your family by your side, the distance either breaks you or shapes you. For Vera Abdullayeva, 23, an international student from Aktau, Kazakhstan, the distance has made her more independent. Abdullayeva came to the United States in [...]
Kazakh New Year Festival Today
The International Kazakh Club is celebrating Nauryz Meyramy, the Kazakh New Year, with a festival at 1 p.m. today in the Student Center Ballroom. Students from Kazakhstan will share their traditions, including native songs, clothing and food. The event is free and everyone is invited. The holiday is one of the most important of the year for the [...]
Students Learn U.S. Easter Traditions
Many of our international students learned about the American tradition of the Easter Egg hunt this Easter weekend. The Intensive English Program sponsored the hunt as part of a program to explain the Christian holiday to students from Buddhist and Muslim countries. About 50 international students attended the event, according to Phillip Taylor, an IEP instructor. The [...]
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