South Asian Night
<--Amazing performance by Arghya Shetty
Kuchipudi performance by Shri Vidya-->
ISI has earned a good reputation for connecting international students with local communities. Although I did not participate in all ISI events, EVERY SINGLE event I attended turned out to be much more than I had expected. Likewise, attending this South Asian Night is another decision I will never regret to have made. At first, being a glutton, I was only aiming at the indian cuisine alleged to be from the best indian restaurant in town. Then I met several Indian/Bangladesh students from my department who I rarely had casual talk with before. I was like many international students who tend to live in an isolated bubble with people of similar culture. So even those indian students and I had shared similar course schedules for over a year, we barely knew each other. However, in this occasion, we ended up having a good conversation over the indian culture. They explained to me why
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Even though it was raining on Saturday, we still had a good time with many old and new friends. The food there was wonderful! Since it was an “International music night”, we watched some performances: Chinese flute music; Traditional Indian dance; and Turkish popular music. I also met a lot of friends from Charlottesville Community Church. It was a great experience! 

