Day 1 - May 16th

Meet Us at the Rock! 11am - 3pm


Russian-Polish (12-2pm)

Swahili (1-2pm)

Latin Greek (11am-2pm)

Portuguese (1-2pm)

German (12-3pm)

Hindi-Urdu (11am-12pm)

Chinese (12:30-1:30pm)

French (11am-1pm)

Italian (1-2pm)

Spanish (12:30-2:30pm)

Turkish (1-2pm)

Arabic (11am-3pm)

Hebrew (1-3pm)

Korean (12-1pm)

Persian

Language Gatherings!

French Language Table: 12-1pm, Crowe Café Area of Kresge

Swahili Language Table: 4-5pm, Main Library Video Theatre

Spanish Language Table: 5-6pm, Kresge 2-339

Films!

Arabic Film Screening:

المصير (Destiny) by Youssef Shahin

Kresge 1515 4-5:30pm

The story is set in the 12th century in Arab-ruled Spanish province Andalusia, where Arab philosopher Averroes (Ibn-Rushd) is appointed grand judge by the caliph and his liberal court judgments are not liked by everyone. The caliph's political rivals, centered around the leader of a fanatical Islamic sect, force the caliph to send Averroes into exile, but his ideas keep on living through Europe, the Middle East and the whole world thanks to his students.

watch the trailer here

Turkish Film Screening:

"Cebimdeki Yabancı" (Perfect Strangers) by Serra Yilmaz

Kresge 1515 6-7:30pm

Seven old friends decide to come together for a dinner party. During the dinner, they decide to play a game where everyone will put their phones on the table and every incoming message and notification will be read aloud.

watch the trailer here