1. Global Understanding Session 2

2. What day is it today? The Lantern Festival What do you know about it? Why we celebrate it? How do we celebrate it? What else do you have to say about it? Chinese lanterns in the night sky of Lijiang, Yunnan

3. What day is it today? Lantern Festival What do you know about it? Why we celebrate it? How do we celebrate it? What do you have to say about it?

4. The Lantern Festival Time of celebration the fifteenth day of the first month in the year in the lunar calendar Other names: –Yuanxiao –Shangyuan –Chinese Valentine’s Day Lanterns Riddles Yuanxiao (glutinous rice balls)

7. OTHER FESTIVALS OF LIGHTS

8. HALLOWEEN the pumpkin carved into jack-o'-lantern

9. DIWALI OR DIVALI between mid-October and mid-November.

10. Hanukkah: the Festival of Lights and Feast of Dedication an eight-day Jewish holidayJewish holiday between late November and late December

11. Discussion Topics College Life Family & Cultural Traditions Meaning of Life Stereotypes & Prejudice

12. College Life What was the most difficult transition for you when coming to college? What do you like the most about your College Life? Is there anything that you would like to change? If so, why? Can anyone go to college? How do people get into college and how much choice do you have when choosing what area of study to pursue? Is it possible to change your selected major? If so, how hard is it?

13. College Life How much time is spent studying? How much time is spent socializing? What types of things do you do when you are not studying? Why do people go/want to go to college? Is it to have more opportunities for employment? Are there differences in status between those who go to college and those who do not?

14. College Life Do you have athletic teams? What are they? Who do they compete with (other Colleges, teams within)? How much does it cost to go to college? How is it paid for? Where do you live while in college? What sort of extra curricular activities do you have (clubs, organizations, student government)?

15. Thank You