The FIUTS blog is updated several times a week with stories and news from the FIUTS community of students, hosts, staff, alumni, and more.
The CulturalFest Performance Showcase is this weekend, featuring eleven performing artists who will share cultures from around the world on the Meany Hall stage. This year we're excited to welcome Natya to the lineup. Read on to learn more about them - and be sure to get your CulturalFest tickets online or in the FIUTS office! …
Read MoreMariachi Quinto Sol is a CulturalFest favorite, and this year they're joining us again for a very special lobby performance before the Performance Showcase! Come a little early next Saturday to make sure you don't miss them. CulturalFest is just a week away, so get your tickets today! …
Read MoreJade Onnalin Kajornklam is one of this quarter's FIUTS student bloggers. Jade is from Thailand and is an international exchange student at UW. In her free time, Jade enjoys exploring different places to eat around Seattle. Her blog posts will share her favorite locations so that other international students can learn about them too! Read on to learn more about one of Jade's Seattle restaurant recommendations…
Read MoreTaiko Kai is returning to CulturalFest for the second year with an energetic, inspiring performance! Join us at Meany Hall on February 28 to see Taiko Kai and many other performers from around the globe at the CulturalFest Performance Showcase. Get your tickets here and read on to learn more about Taiko Kai! …
Read MoreFIUTS Facilitators are student leaders from all over the world who welcome new international visitors, help to organize events, and lead activities for hundreds of students each quarter. Read on to find out more about the FIUTS facilitator experience from Ferris! …
Read MoreCulturalFest is less than two weeks away! UW Bhangra is one of the eleven performance acts on the Meany Hall stage during the Performance Showcase on Saturday, February 28. Learn about their history and plans for their performance, and get your tickets today! …
Read MoreHussain Fadwani is a newcomer to CulturalFest this year, and will be presenting a Qawwali, a traditional form sub continental music. Usually this would be performed with traditional instruments. However, Hussain's performance uses Western music to show how easy it is for two instruments from different cultures to mesh with each other…
Read MoreHuan Liang is one of this quarter's FIUTS student bloggers. Huan is a graduating senior from Tsingtao, China who is studying communication and economics at UW. Her blogs share insights and advice about the international student experience at UW and in Seattle. Here's her very first post, which addresses how to deal with culture shock…
Read MoreVisiting the CulturalFest International Expo on February 26 is a way to travel the world in just one day - and to do it for free! The Expo features booths led by University of Washington international students from all over the world who are eager to teach others about their home communities and cultures…
Read MoreThree more weeks to go until the CulturalFest Performance Showcase, featuring eleven performing artists who will share cultures from around the world on the Meany Hall stage. This year we're excited to welcome Karoun Dance Ensemble to the lineup, who last performed at CulturalFest in 2013…
Read MoreJade Onnalin Kajornklam is one of this quarter's FIUTS student bloggers. Jade is from Thailand and is an international exchange student at UW. In her free time, Jade enjoys exploring different places to eat around Seattle…
Read MoreTravel east from the Emerald City and eventually rain turns into snow and evergreen forests are hidden under white shrouds. It only takes a few hours to drive across the mountain passes, but in the heart of the Cascades, the Portal to the Pacific seems a world away…
Read MoreVisiting the CulturalFest International Expo on February 26 is a way to travel the world in just one day - and to do it for free! The Expo features booths led by University of Washington international students from all over the world who are eager to teach others about their home communities and cultures…
Read MoreThis quarter, we're excited to introduce three current UW international students who will be joining FIUTS as blog writers! These students have volunteered to write several blog posts throughout the quarter in order to share some of their own unique insights and experiences…
Read MoreJust one month to go until the CulturalFest Performance Showcase, featuring eleven performing artists who will share cultures from around the world on the Meany Hall stage. This year we're excited to welcome new performer Dogg Pound Crew to the lineup! Read on to learn more about them - and be sure to get your CulturalFest tickets online or in the FIUTS office! …
Read MoreWe love our homestay hosts and are proud to have a big and diverse hosting community! FIUTS hosts come from around the world, live all over the Puget Sound region, and range from first-time volunteers to hosts who have been welcoming students to their homes for decades…
Read MoreBy Sascha Krause, FIUTS Facilitator: Every year the FIUTS community organizes CulturalFest to celebrate the diversity and talent that international students bring to the UW and the Pacific Northwest…
Read MoreEvery quarter, FIUTS is lucky enough to have student interns who help us with all kinds of tasks in our office while having an opportunity to meet people, gain work experience, and learn about international education. Meet our two amazing interns who are joining us this winter! …
Read MoreGet to know Misaki and Juri, the new and wonderful winter FIUTS office interns! Every quarter, FIUTS is lucky enough to have student interns who help us with all kinds of tasks in our office while having an opportunity to meet people, gain work experience…
Read MoreAll of us at the FIUTS office were so sad last week to say goodbye to our intern, Masa, who is headed back to Japan. We'll miss him! To finish off his time at FIUTS and in Seattle, we did an interview with Masa to give him a chance to share what he learned and how his time here has inspired him for the future. Thank you, Masa! …
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