Yes we have International Coffeehouse this Friday & EVERY Friday 4pm -6 pm at the Etc. Coffeehouse. Located on Green st. and Goodwin ave.

This Saturday! It confermed! We are going to the Gardens Saturday afternoon to take pictures and see many different flowers that grow in the midwest, and to see the architecture of a Japan house and the peace gardens surrounding it. Saturday, September 25 at 10:30  We will be meeting at ETC and at 11:00am we will catch the local bus and ride about 5 min to the Garden's after that you can stay as long or short as you would like, or follow me and my friends around and I can teach you about many of the plants and take lots of pictures!. Where: ETC Cafe' then to Japan House When: Saturday 25th 10:30am What to bring : yourself, COMING SOON: Nov. 6 There is a Foot ball game on November 6th weekend that we will set up in Student lounge big screen TV in ETC so we can watch it live, have Pizza, and talk about how to play football, more importantly how the scoring is done so you know when to cheer. It's a great time and give you a chance to see how many American's connect through sports.. it's almost like they are different people during a game! We are also going to play a small game of football in the courtyard so you can actually learn how to PLAY! Winner will be able to take home the game Football Autographed by all of us :-)   If you want to help out with the Haunted House Room Design and get a sneak peak at the Basement where it is held come to ETC Friday at 7:30pm and Sunday at 12:30 (Food and Drinks provided) Coming up in the near future is the Halloween Haunted House: This is a GIANT Group Event (bigger than the Canoe Trip! ) Halloween is the biggest Holiday on a College Campus, and U of I is very well known for it. Wesley Foundation has the biggest haunted house on campus, netting around $3,000 in Donations for the Food Pantry Charity, and is A LOT of fun! You get to dress up and be everything from a Zombie or a pretty girl getting eaten by the zombies and ghouls!   ONLINE SIGN AT OUR INTERNATIONAL BLOG SITE http://intcoffeehouse.blogspot.com/ Stay tuned for further information... We are always opened with so many different things to do! Special Feature! Yumin Lee from Spring Semester is now the President of ETC coffeehouse! As a special treat for readers she will be posting Popular International Songs every week! Send in your recommendations if you have a song you like and want to share! DBSK - Mirotic ___ Korean Boy Band, cool dancing and catch music Youngwoong Jaejoong, Jung Yunho, Park Yoochun, Kim Junsu, Shim Changmin Mysterious catchy music, and often romatic. Definitly one of the more popular bands until they split apart, and even after they have a large following!

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In this week's email... International Coffeehouse Every Friday and Fall Events Fall Field Trips- Sign Up Today

Join our Mailing List! EVENTS! if you want to go Click here Yes we have International Coffeehouse this Friday & EVERY Friday 4pm -6 pm at the Etc. Coffeehouse. Located on Green st. and Goodwin ave. This Saturday! It confermed! We are going to the Gardens Saturday afternoon to take pictures and see many different flowers that grow in the midwest, and to see the architecture of a Japan house and the peace gardens surrounding it. Saturday, September 25 at 10:30 We will be meeting at ETC and at 11:00am we will catch the local bus and ride about 5 min to the Garden's after that you can stay as long or short as you would like, or follow me and my friends around and I can teach you about many of the plants and take lots of pictures!. Where: ETC Cafe' then to Japan House When: Saturday 25th 10:30am What to bring : yourself, COMING SOON: Nov. 6 There is a Foot ball game on November 6th weekend that we will set up in Student lounge big screen TV in ETC so we can watch it live, have Pizza, and talk about how to play football, more importantly how the scoring is done so you know when to cheer. It's a great time and give you a chance to see how many American's connect through sports.. it's almost like they are different people during a game! We are also going to play a small game of football in the courtyard so you can actually learn how to PLAY! Winner will be able to take home the game Football Autographed by all of us :-) If you want to help out with the Haunted House Room Design and get a sneak peak at the Basement where it is held come to ETC Friday at 7:30pm and Sunday at 12:30 (Food and Drinks provided) Coming up in the near future is the Halloween Haunted House: This is a GIANT Group Event (bigger than the Canoe Trip! ) Halloween is the biggest Holiday on a College Campus, and U of I is very well known for it. Wesley Foundation has the biggest haunted house on campus, netting around $3,000 in Donations for the Food Pantry Charity, and is A LOT of fun! You get to dress up and be everything from a Zombie or a pretty girl getting eaten by the zombies and ghouls! ONLINE SIGN AT OUR INTERNATIONAL BLOG SITE http://intcoffeehouse.blogspot.com/ Stay tuned for further information... We are always opened with so many different things to do! Special Feature! Yumin Lee from Spring Semester is now the President of ETC coffeehouse! As a special treat for readers she will be posting Popular International Songs every week! Send in your recommendations if you have a song you like and want to share! DBSK - Mirotic ___ Korean Boy Band, cool dancing and catch music Youngwoong Jaejoong, Jung Yunho, Park Yoochun, Kim Junsu, Shim Changmin Mysterious catchy music, and often romatic. Definitly one of the more popular bands until they split apart, and even after they have a large following! Yes we have International Coffeehouse! 4-6pm at ETC Key Events happening over the fall!. We have numerous field trips planned including: Shopping Mall trip (and some places less known) Downtown Champaign Explore Tour Gardens Trip (great photo opportunity) Halloween Pizza Foot ball party! ONLINE SIGN AT OUR INTERNATIONAL BLOG SITE http://intcoffeehouse.blogspot.com/ We'll have other special events including a Football Pizza Party, and Move nights!. Stay tuned. Fall Field Trips ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- September 18th- Tour Champaign: West of Campus, One of the most educational trips you may take with us as you will have a chance to see useful shops and food places to take friends you meet while you are here. There is a lot beautiful architecture Downtown and comfortable Cafe's with unique snacks and treats, a place called ten thousand Villages that sells items from around the world (great for gifts, or decoration for your home), A chocolate Shop that serves to your sweet side that also has many gift worthy items and a smell in the atmosphere that will make you want to stay forever! We will stop for a quick lunch and talk about things you have seen around the town ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TBA- Tour Japan House/Arboretum: On Campus, Lincoln ave. and Florida ave. (10 min. bus/car ride) With moving into the Summer we will get more and more flowers blooming and the arboretum is Definitely the place to go as you see so many colors everywhere, Shade under full leafed trees of many variety and Last but not least the Beautiful Japan House. Made many years ago in recognition of Japanese Culture, they do Tea Ceremonies and open houses to show people what a traditional Japan house looks like and the gardens and sculptures are always accessible and very pretty to look at and take pictures, including a peace fountain, the whole experience is very "Zen" and something you don't want to miss ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ October 28th, 29th, 30th, 31st - Halloween Haunted House: Coming up in the near future is the Halloween Haunted House: This is a GIANT Group Event (bigger than the Canoe Trip! ) Halloween is the biggest Holiday on a College Campus, and U of I is very well known for it. Wesley Foundation has the biggest haunted house on campus, netting around $3,000 in Donations for the Food Pantry Charity, and is A LOT of fun! You get to dress up and be everything from a Zombie or a pretty girl getting eaten by the zombies and ghouls! Or you can even just help build or be a guide! the possibilities are almost endless ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nov 6 - Foot Ball Pizza Party ! There is a Foot ball game on November 6th weekend that we will set up in Student lounge big screen TV in ETC so we can watch it live, have Pizza, and talk about how to play football, more importantly how the scoring is done so you know when to cheer. It's a great time and give you a chance to see how many American's connect through sports.. it's almost like they are different people during a game! We are also going to play a small game of football in the courtyard so you can actually learn how to PLAY! Winner will be able to take home the game Football Autographed by all of us :-) Fall Trip Sign Up

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In this week's email... International Coffeehouse Every Friday and Fall Events Fall Field Trips- Sign Up Today

Join our Mailing List! EVENTS! if you want to go Click here Yes we have International Coffeehouse this Friday & EVERY Friday 4pm -6 pm at the Etc. Coffeehouse. Located on Green st. and Goodwin ave. This Sunday! This weekend Wesley (main building ETC is in) will be having a Service Project (This is a great chance to meet American Students and have fun doing something that helps out others) Sunday, September 19 at 12:30 We will be doing some easy landscaping work around the grounds of Wesley. Hamburgers and veggie burgers will be available throughout the afternoon for volunteers. Where: ETC Cafe' and around the whole Building When: Sunday 19th 12:30pm (Afternoon) What to bring : yourself, maybe a change of clothes but there is things to do that will not be messy! Japan House: Next Week there is a chance for us to go to the Japan house before it gets too cold and Flowers start to fade! The temperature is getting Cooler in the afternoon's which is the perfect time to go outside and visit the Arboretum and the Japan House and Gardens! More Details at the Friday 4pm - 6pm Coffeehouse Hours! If you want to help out with the Haunted House Room Design and get a sneak peak at the Basement where it is held come to ETC Friday at 7:30pm (Food and Drinks provided) Coming up in the near future is the Halloween Haunted House: This is a GIANT Group Event (bigger than the Canoe Trip! ) Halloween is the biggest Holiday on a College Campus, and U of I is very well known for it. Wesley Foundation has the biggest haunted house on campus, netting around $3,000 in Donations for the Food Pantry Charity, and is A LOT of fun! You get to dress up and be everything from a Zombie or a pretty girl getting eaten by the zombies and ghouls! ONLINE SIGN AT OUR INTERNATIONAL BLOG SITE http://intcoffeehouse.blogspot.com/ Stay tuned for further information... We are always opened with so many different things to do! Special Feature! Yumin Lee from Spring Semester is now the President of ETC coffeehouse! As a special treat for readers she will be posting Popular International Songs every week! Send in your recommendations if you have a song you like and want to share! Carla Bruni - Quelqu'un m'a dit ____(Click Here for Video) Carla Gilberta Bruni Tedeschi was born in Turin, Italy, and is heiress to the fortune created by the Italian tire manufacturing company CEAT, founded in the 1920s by her grandfather Virginio Bruni Tedeschi. The company was sold in the 1970s to Pirelli (the brand lives on via its former subsidiary in India, founded in 1958). The family moved to France in 1975[3], reportedly to escape the threat of kidnapping by the Red Brigades, a Marxist-Leninist Revolutionary group active in Italy in the 1970s Yes we have International Coffeehouse! 4-6pm at ETC Key Events happening over the fall!. We have numerous field trips planned including: Shopping Mall trip (and some places less known) Downtown Champaign Explore Tour Gardens Trip (great photo opportunity) Halloween Pizza Foot ball party! ONLINE SIGN AT OUR INTERNATIONAL BLOG SITE http://intcoffeehouse.blogspot.com/ We'll have other special events including a Football Pizza Party, and Move nights!. Stay tuned. Fall Field Trips ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- September 18th- Tour Champaign: West of Campus, One of the most educational trips you may take with us as you will have a chance to see useful shops and food places to take friends you meet while you are here. There is a lot beautiful architecture Downtown and comfortable Cafe's with unique snacks and treats, a place called ten thousand Villages that sells items from around the world (great for gifts, or decoration for your home), A chocolate Shop that serves to your sweet side that also has many gift worthy items and a smell in the atmosphere that will make you want to stay forever! We will stop for a quick lunch and talk about things you have seen around the town ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TBA- Tour Japan House/Arboretum: On Campus, Lincoln ave. and Florida ave. (10 min. bus/car ride) With moving into the Summer we will get more and more flowers blooming and the arboretum is Definitely the place to go as you see so many colors everywhere, Shade under full leafed trees of many variety and Last but not least the Beautiful Japan House. Made many years ago in recognition of Japanese Culture, they do Tea Ceremonies and open houses to show people what a traditional Japan house looks like and the gardens and sculptures are always accessible and very pretty to look at and take pictures, including a peace fountain, the whole experience is very "Zen" and something you don't want to miss ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ October 28th, 29th, 30th, 31st - Halloween Haunted House: Coming up in the near future is the Halloween Haunted House: This is a GIANT Group Event (bigger than the Canoe Trip! ) Halloween is the biggest Holiday on a College Campus, and U of I is very well known for it. Wesley Foundation has the biggest haunted house on campus, netting around $3,000 in Donations for the Food Pantry Charity, and is A LOT of fun! You get to dress up and be everything from a Zombie or a pretty girl getting eaten by the zombies and ghouls! Or you can even just help build or be a guide! the possibilities are almost endless ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nov 6 - Foot Ball Pizza Party ! There is a Foot ball game on November 6th weekend that we will set up in Student lounge big screen TV in ETC so we can watch it live, have Pizza, and talk about how to play football, more importantly how the scoring is done so you know when to cheer. It's a great time and give you a chance to see how many American's connect through sports.. it's almost like they are different people during a game! We are also going to play a small game of football in the courtyard so you can actually learn how to PLAY! Winner will be able to take home the game Football Autographed by all of us :-) Fall Trip Sign Up

Yes we have International Coffeehouse this Friday & EVERY Friday 4pm -6 pm at the Etc. Coffeehouse. Located on Green st. and Goodwin ave.

Wesley Potluck! This weekend Wesley (main building ETC is in) will be holding one of it's Annual Pot Lucks (FREE FOOD) this is also a chance for you to show off your skill...or lack of, cooking! If you would like to make something to bring from your country share with others. Or if you would just like to come and eat good American home made cooking! (Far better than eating out at expensive restaurants! Where: ETC Cafe' upstairs in the great hall When: Sunday 12th 12:30pm (Afternoon) What to bring : yourself, or ( something to share! ) Japan House: Next Week there is a chance for us to go to the Japan house before it gets too cold and Flowers start to fade! The temperature is getting Cooler in the afternoon's which is the perfect time to go outside and visit the Arboretum and the Japan House and Gardens! More Details at the Friday 4pm - 6pm Coffeehouse Hours! Coming up in the near future is the Halloween Haunted House: This is a GIANT Group Event (bigger than the Canoe Trip! ) Halloween is the biggest Holiday on a College Campus, and U of I is very well known for it. Wesley Foundation has the biggest haunted house on campus, netting around $3,000 in Donations for the Food Pantry Charity, and is A LOT of fun! You get to dress up and be everything from a Zombie or a pretty girl getting eaten by the zombies and ghouls!   ONLINE SIGN AT OUR INTERNATIONAL BLOG SITE http://intcoffeehouse.blogspot.com/ Stay tuned for further information... We are always opened with so many different things to do! Special Feature! Yumin Lee from Spring Semester is now the President of ETC coffeehouse! As a special treat for readers she will be posting Popular International Songs every week! Send in your recommendations if you have a song you like and want to share! Hamasaki Ayumi (Japan) Moment Ayumi Hamasaki - Naturally Japanese singer, songwriter, and former actress. Also called Ayu by her fans, Hamasaki has been dubbed the "Empress of Pop" due to her popularity and widespread influence in Japan.