Friday Morning Coffee | Every Friday 10 am to 12 pm– Special Halloween edition!
Argentine Tango | Mondays, Nov 2 - Dec 7 (except Nov 23)
Cuban Salsa (Rueda) Practice | Sundays, Sept 27 - Dec 13
Tuesdays Movie Series | Tuesdays, Sept 29 - Dec 8

Special Events

Thanksgiving Dessert Party | Wednesday, November 25
Ano Nuevo State Park Trip | Wednesday, December 16
Yalda Night | Monday, December 21

Argentine Tango
Mondays, Nov 2 - Dec 7 (except Nov 23)
7:00 pm -Fundamentals Class
8:15 pm -Intermediate Class
9:30 pm -Free Dancing
Assembly Room

Argentine tango was born in the late 1800s in Buenos Aires, and has been changing and evolving ever since. It is a beautiful dance form that provides endless opportunities for improvisation and playfulness. Come and learn the basics, or develop your existing skills.

Cuban Salsa (Rueda) Practice
Sundays, Sept 27 - Dec 13 (except Oct 11)
8pm, Assembly Room

Welcome to our Cuban Rueda practice. Beginners through advanced level welcomed. Note: this is not a class, you will need some Rueda experience.

Tuesday Movie Series
Tuesdays, Sept 29 - Dec 8
6:30pm, Assembly Room

Join us Tuesday evenings to watch our favorite films.

Maria Full of Grace - Colombia
December 1st
6:30pm
Dining Room

Join us at Bechtel International Center to watch "Maria Full of grace"
Pop-corn and refreshments will be provided.
Event co-sponsored by Bechtel International Center and the International Undergraduate Community (IUC)

Synopsis: In a small village in Colombia, the pregnant seventeen years old Maria (Catalina Sandino Moreno) supports her family with her salary working in a floriculture. She is fired and with a total lack of perspective of finding a new job, she decides to accept the offer to work as a drug mule, flying to USA with sixty-two pellets of cocaine in her stomach. Once in New York, things do not happen as planned...

Thanksgiving Dessert Party
Wednesday, November 25
From 7pm, Dining Room

Thanksgiving is a special American holiday. The Bechtel International Center invites you to join us and other members of Stanford's International Community to celebrate and enjoy this time.

We will have delightful music and Thanksgiving desserts such as traditional pumpkin pie. (Note that this is not a dinner but rather typical desserts of the holiday.)

Everyone is welcome, please feel free to invite your friends and family to join us as well. We would love to see you all there to celebrate this typically American holiday.

Ano Nuevo State Park Trip
December 16th
Cost $20

Please join us for a bus trip and guided walk tour to Ano Nuevo to watch the elephant seals on December 16th. We'll meet at the I-Center 9:45 and the bus leaves 10:15. The walk takes about 3 hours. Please remember to wear warm clothes and sturdy shoes. Please note: Lunch IS NOT included so please bring your own lunch. We will be back on campus around 4:30 p.m.

Please come to the I-Center to reserve and pay for your ticket: $20 which includes the bus, parking, entrance fee and a few snacks and drinks on the tour. Reserve now, as space is limited.

This event is partly sponsored by the Riddle Family Foundation.

Yalda Night
Monday, December 21
9pm to Midnight

In Persian culture, the longest night of the year is called "Yalda night", which marks the beginning of winter as well. Celebration in that night is an ancient tradition in Persian culture which has been held for more than 6000 years.

As part of tradition, Iranians get together and stay up for the whole night waiting for the sun to rise as a symbol of victory of light over darkness after such a long night. The celebrations feature reading poems, listening to traditional music and eating fresh fruits (pomegranates and watermelon), pastries, nuts and some traditional soup (‘Ash Reshteh’).

Organized by the Persian Student Association (PSA)

Sponsored by the Billie Achilles Fund and the Bechtel International Center