Friday evening was our second day volunteering at the International Festival working with the Indiana Association of Chinese Americans, or IACA. It started off with a bang, literally, when Patrick got rear-ended as we were driving there. One of the women representing a group called “Friends of the Third World” that advocated for community education about lesser known communities, countries, and cultures. She handed us unlabeled maps of Africa (picture below) and asked us to identify as many countries as possible. It was surely funny when you realized you know what countries are in Africa, but struggle to place them in a specific territory as opposed to a general region. It reminded me of middle school when I was quizzed on geography all the time, and made me want to spend more time outside of schoolwork just studying things I enjoy. On a different note, there were a surprising number of people at the festival on dates, and I would personally not recommend it for a few reasons. You had to pay to park ($8), pay for general admission to the festival ($12), domestic beers were running a hard price ($9), and there was olfactory overload at all times with the smells of foods from different cultures trying to out compete the incense. The information available was cool, and it was a unique experience; but when it comes down to it, you could watch a documentary on Netflix and probably get a better picture if you’re here for the education.<\/p>\n
We were also able to watch Hanako perform as apart of a Japanese drum routine. It was then that I realized how bad I am at identifying the music of other parts of the world. The song that was playing during their routine had minimal lyrics, but you could have told me it was from literally any asian country and I would have believed you no doubt. Watching all of these performances also makes me not miss having to remember routines for dances and shows I have participated in in the past. Especially an act like Hanako’s where you had to remember like 4 dances in one to different music. This song here<\/a> is one of the bops that played during the Mediterranean belly dancing that got us going in the car on the ride home. Enjoy.<\/p>\n Friday evening was our second day volunteering at the International Festival working with the Indiana Association of Chinese Americans, or IACA. It started off with a bang, literally, when Patrick got rear-ended as we were driving there. One of the women representing a group called “Friends of the Third World” that advocated for community education … <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/ghs2019\/files\/2019\/11\/IMG_8293-300x225.jpg\")
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