The motivation of the program is Valentine's Day, the day of love. Resident Assistant Hien Dang was speaking to one of her classmates from Saudi Arabia and another guy from India about relationships and traditions in their countries. As an international student from Vietnam herself, Hien Dang discovered that love, relationships, and dating are all different in different countries and cultures. She came up with the idea of inviting people from different countries and different continents to come and talk about dating and relationships and how they differ from America.

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This program will consist of a panel of international students from all over the world including India, Australia, Ghana, Saudi Arabia, China, and Vietnam. We also had representation from all over America, including Afrian American and Caucasian students. These students discussed dating and relationships from their cultural perspective and answered questions from the audience. Some questions were: What is dating like?; What does a typical date looks like?; Do people date?; Do parents allow dating?; and Do people marry foreigners or how is interracial dating viewed in your country? There are more questions that were asked involving dating and relationships and marriage and even divorce. Each guest received a big Hershey chocolate bar. Giving and/or receiving chocolates is an American tradition for Valentine's Day, so we felt it was fitting to offer participants some chocolate.

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The goal of the program is to help residents gain more knowledge about other cultures in the world and their practices around dating and love. Another goal is to celebrate Valentine's day, a day of not only giving and receiving love, but also knowing more about love.

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After the program, we learned a lot about love and relationships in Middle Eastern, Asian, and African countries. We also were able to see so many huge differences in between these countries and American culture. We also found out how lucky we are over here, under democracy and open-mindedness.

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The program went really well. I planned for it to be only 30-45 minutes, but it lasted for more than an hour. Everyone asked questions and were very attentive when the speakers were answering those questions. The guest speakers were not hesistant to talk and discuss a lot, even about controversial topics surrounding arranged marriages and interracial dating. I felt an atmosphere of sharing, understanding, and attentiveness.

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Every campus has international students. Other campuses may even have students from many other countries not represented at Winthrop. Each culture signifies a tradition, each culture is different from another. As a college campus, it is very important that Resident Assistants promote and appreciate diversity and respect for differences and other cultures.

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