I recently joined OU’s Spanish Club. Last meeting, November 7,
was the first one I’ve been to this year. There was free pizza and a trivia game. The trivia was over the culture and the language. I didn’t win the trivia game, but the winners shared their Insomnia Cookies. Yum! This made me realize I’ve got so much more to learn about Spain and Latinamerica. I had a lot of fun and hope next time there’s a trivia game I will be in the top 3. 

Hello!

Hola! My name is Jessica McKinney, and I'm a freshman at the University of Oklahoma. Here I will share my international experiences with you guys. I will also be sharing my OU abroad experience! I am learning Spanish at OU and hope to travel to a Spanish-speaking country next year. Stay tuned to read all about my new experiences!

International Event: Chinese Culture Festival

Today, I attended a Chinese Culture Festival on the South Oval. There was so much to experience: food, music, games, crafts. I saw instruments I've never seen before, and they sounded so beautiful. The guzheng was my favorite. To hear a song played on it, I recommend going to: https://vimeo.com/231458485 There were Chinese games as well, including Mahjong and Archery. There were crafts for Chinese

knots and bracelets. It was so beautiful seeing so many people working together to make the dragon dance. My favorite part was trying to write "hello" in Chinese calligraphy. I wasn't interested in Chinese culture before. However, experiencing Chinese culture made me realize that I don't just want to learn and experience Spanish-speaking countries, but that I want to experience all of the world.

The bottom word is my attempt at writing "hello" in Chinese calligraphy.