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Our Last trip at Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium! Thank you to everyone who attended. Have a lovely summer everyone! The new OGA Fellows will be taking you all on new adventures next school year! 😊

Join us this Wednesday for our LAST UWTea Time of the 2023-2024 academic year! Come celebrate our graduating international students with snacks, cake, and good vibes. Hope to see you there! 🎓🥳🎉🍰

This Wednesday will be our LAST Universal Yum Box opening for the academic year. Please join us for a special UWTea Time where we will open a snack box from a mystery country. Hope to see you there!

Thank you to everyone that visited us during our first ever outside UWTea Time with ice tea and sunshine! ☀️
We hope it was refreshing!

Join OGA Fellows and International Students for a FREE ISSS trip to the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium! RSVP Required! Discover amazing animal and marine life on Saturday, May 25, we will meet in front of the GWP building on campus at 9:20 AM. If you want to take your own transportation, meet with us at 10:30 AM at the front gate of Point Defiance Zoo. Please email [email protected] or text 360-292-9368 if you will be using your own transportation ahead of time. We encourage you to bring lunch, water, wear sunscreen, and wear comfortable shoes since it will take a lot of walking. See you all on May 25!
If you have any questions, please email [email protected] or text 360-292-9368

We are mixing UWTea Time up this quarter and hosting it outside this Wednesday!
Join us and connect with international students and OGA staff on Prairie Line Trail for Iced Sweet Tea, snacks, and sunshine!
And enjoy the various evens occurring such as the Sun-Raiser and Rock the Boat events happening on Prairie Line Trail. See you there!

Meet Eliza! Eliza is a Study Abroad Student Fellow at OGA. Eliza’s favorite foreign film is a Japanese film called “Sword of the Stranger”.
Tell us your favorite foreign film TODAY Wednesday May 8th during UWTea Time!
CEI kitchen 12:30-1:30
Free popcorn included!

Meet Milla! Milla is a Study Abroad Student Fellow at OGA. Milla’s favorite foreign film is a Spanish film called “Live is Life”.
Tell us your favorite foreign film this Wednesday May 8th during UWTea Time!
CEI kitchen 12:30-1:30
Free popcorn included!

Meet Ethan! Ethan is an International Student and Scholar Services Student Fellow at OGA. Ethan’s favorite foreign film is a UK film called “About Time”.
Tell us your favorite foreign film this Wednesday May 8th during UWTea Time!
CEI kitchen 12:30-1:30
Free popcorn included!

Meet me, Luna! I am an International Student and Scholar Services Student Fellow at OGA. My favorite foreign film is a Spanish film called “Pan’s Labyrinth”.
Tell us your favorite foreign film this Wednesday May 8th during UWTea Time!
CEI kitchen 12:30-1:30
Popcorn included!

Meet Akane! Our Director of International Student and Scholar Services at OGA. Akane’s favorite foreign film is a recent Japanese film called “The Boy and the Heron”.
Tell us your favorite foreign film this Wednesday May 8th during UWTea Time!
CEI kitchen 12:30-1:30

Meet Courtney! Our Associate Director of Study Abroad at OGA. Courtney’s favorite foreign film is a French film called “Les Choristes”.
Tell us your favorite foreign film this Wednesday May 8th during UWTea Time!
CEI kitchen 12:30-1:30

Next Wednesday we will have a special UWTea Time and be discussing our favorite foreign films!
Come join us for free snacks and free popcorn. We will be posting an Office of Global Affairs staff member’s favorite foreign film everyday this week so check those posts out! What’s your favorite foreign film and why?

Defy Tacoma Trampoline Park (and other adventures)!
It was great to hangout with all of you and I hope you all had a blast! Thank you for coming. Our next ISSS trip will be our last for the year and we hope you all can come along. Be on the lookout for that event.

Join OGA Fellows and Husky Kai for an origami workshop this Wednesday during UWTea Time! Make beautiful origami pieces, eat free@snacks and tea, and listen to J-Pop in the CEI! 🇯🇵

DEADLINE EXTENDED! Are you passionate about helping other students, culture, and being creative? Apply to be an OGA Fellow!
You will be able to connect with international students to build community at UWT. Or assist the study abroad department and help students find their passions around the world. 🌎

We will be opening a Universal Yum Box this Wednesday! Come by and see what country we got this week.
comment below if there is a particular country you’re hoping for. See you here!

UWTea Time is every Wednesday this spring quarter from 12:30-1:15 in the CEI Kitchen (SNO 150). Come join OGA fellows for snacks, tea, and good conversation. 🌸

Join OGA Fellows for an ISSS trip to Defy Tacoma trampoline park during club night ages 14+. Defy Tacoma has various trampolines, zip line, obstacle courses and more! meet us on campus on Friday, April 26th at 7:10 PM outside GWP building or meet us at the venue at 8:00 PM and inform us ahead of time (text me at (360) 292-9368). Bring your own grip socks if you have them and your husky ID card! Wear comfortable athletic clothing, and do not bring any backpacks as there’s nowhere to store your items. Hope to see you there! RSVP required. Link QR code or bio

Join OGA this Wednesday during UWTea Time for an art creating event in collaboration with SAB, Pride Pack, RISE, and CEI. Come paint and create artwork for the UWT Art Expression gallery. All supplies will be provided. We will also have snacks and tea ☺️🎨

*Note change of dates!* FREE Korean language lessons! Mondays and Fridays. It’s a great way to make new friends and learn more about Korean culture. 🇰🇷

Are you passionate about helping other students, culture, and being creative? Apply to be an OGA Fellow!
You will be able to connect with international students to build community at UWT. Or assist the study abroad department and help students find their passions around the world. 🌎

We are hosting UWTea Time on Wednesdays this Spring quarter. Join us for an Easter Special Event: Egg Hunt! We will be hiding Easter eggs in the CEI kitchen filled with candy and one grand prize! 🐰💐

Welcome to the new group of UWT international students! Thank you for coming to orientation today. I hope you all found it very helpful. ☺️

But wait there’s more! We will also have Korean language lessons. Come join us in learning Korean culture and language Mondays and Wednesdays starts April 1st 🇰🇷

FREE Japanese lessons will be back starting March 26th for Spring quarter! 🇯🇵
Expand your knowledge of Japanese culture and language every Tuesday and Thursday.

別の言語を話すことができるということは、第二の魂を持っているということ。💖

Thank to everybody that came to our YMCA Hangout last Friday! It was a great turnout. Badminton was a blast. Special thanks to the for their collaboration.

Celebrate the end of finals and winter quarter with OGA fellows for an ISSS event at the University YMCA. We will have basketball, badminton, ping-pong, video games, free pizza, and more! Come relax and hang out.

Monday March 4th 12:30-1:15 will be a Universal Yum Box opening and our last UWTea Time of Winter Quarter! Come by to see what country we got for March.