Archive for October, 2009
Join us tomorrow at 2 pm to watch L’Auberge Espagnole and enjoy some cookies & coffee
Thursday, October 15th, 2009Dear students,
U in the USA is inviting you to our first International Movie & Coffee Break. It’s tomorrow from 2:00 to 4:00 at 1746 1/2 Westwood Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90024. Click here for directions.
The International Movie and Coffee Break provides a great opportunity for international students and local community to get to know one another, learn about other cultures, and meet new and old friends for food, fun, and beverages. Everybody is welcome and light refreshments will be provided.
Tomorrow, we will be playing a great movie called, L’Auberge Espagnole. You’ve got to see this wonderful movie.
Here is a plot summary for the movie. I am sure you will all love it.
As part of a job that he is promised, Xavier, an economics student in his twenties, signs on to a European exchange program in order to gain working knowledge of the Spanish language. Promising that they’ll remain close, he says farewell to his loving girlfriend, then heads to Barcelona. Following his arrival, Xavier is soon thrust into a cultural melting pot when he moves into an apartment full of international students. An Italian, an English girl, a boy from Denmark, a young girl from Belgium, a German and a girl from Tarragona all join him in a series of adventures that serve as an initiation to life. Written by Sujit R. Varma
Price:
$5 @ the door. To attend, you must RSVP at contact@uintheusa.com to reserve your spot. Space is limited and on a first come basis.
Click here for directions.
We look forward to seeing you all tomorrow.
Have a great afternoon.
U in the USA.
Hot News at U in the USA …
Monday, October 12th, 2009Hi Everybody,
We hope you had a great Week-end, and you are all enjoying your time in Los Angeles.
Once again, we thank all our fans who participated in our last events and sent us precious comments and suggestions.
We listened to you, and we are happy to share with you some great news.
1. We are now giving you the opportunity to have a full access to our events and workshops via a full month membership. For more information, visit our Membership page. Hurry up ! We have a special offer for you.
2. To help you have more fun in Los Angeles, you will now receive daily notes on free things to do in Los Angeles, and this will be available on our Fan page on Facebook.
3. To create more bonds between international and domestics students, we have the pleasure to inform you that U in the USA will hold a FREE International Student Mixer on November 6. Click here to have all the details and reserve your spot. Hurry up! You can enter to WIN iPods, Universal Studios Tickets, Gift Card and more.
4. Also, this week we will visit your schools, SMC, UCLA Extension and West Los Angeles College to promote our activities and to explore ways to better assist you.
5. Moreover, we are making available to resource to help you navigate and explore Los Angeles like a local. This resource is called Not For Tourists Guide to Los Angeles, and we partnered with the publisher to make it available to you at our location.
WHAT IS NFT?
The Not For Tourists Guide to Los Angeles is filled with essential information neighborhood maps, local business listings, and editorial content about parks, transportations, sports, arts and entertainment. It is the prefect tool to help new residence and visitors alike explore the city. For more details, click here to watch a video presentation of the guide.
WHY NFT?
The NFT Guide will help you navigate LA. It will help you find your way around and feel more comfortable in your new surroundings without feeling like a tourist!
The book is listed at $25 (including shipping), but you can get it at $20 at U in the USA. If you want to take advantage of our special discounted price, contact us at contact@uintheusa.com or call us at 1.800.464.7681 to reserve your copy.
Before we end for now, we wanted to update on our upcoming events.
Note that we adding two new events : International Movie and Coffee Break and Cross-Cultural Activities.
• Tue, Oct 13 – Support Group (3:30 – 5:30 pm)
• Wed, Oct 14 – First Weeks in Los Angeles (3:30 – 5:30 pm)
• Thu, Oct 15 – First Weeks in Los Angeles (3:30 – 5:30 pm)
• Fri, Oct 16 – International Movie & Coffee Break (3:30 – 5:30 pm). This week, we will be playing a great movie called L’Auberge Espagnol.
• Sat, Oct 17 – Cross-Cultural Activities (3:30 – 5:30 pm).
You can also download a copy of the events calendar in Adobe PDF format.
We look forward to seeing this week.
“Right now you are one choice away from a new beginning.”
~Oprah Winfrey
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Los Angeles – Best of L.A. 2009 – Things to do in Los Angeles
Monday, October 5th, 2009Hi everyone,
We hope your week-end went by well.
Last week was very enlightening.
We wanted to say Thanks to all of you who came out and participated.
It was great meeting you, and we all learned lot a lot from each other.
We will send you copies of the presentations and unique addresses to help you navigate easily in Los Angeles.
Also, we will inform you very soon of the date of our special event cocktail.
We are looking forward to the next events as we hope you are.
Please find enclosed the upcoming events. This week, we add a new event called Support Group.
The Support Groups are a series of interesting two-hour group discussions where international students, foreign exchange visitors, and American students have a rare opportunity to communicate with each other (face to face) with the help of a U in the USA facilitator. It’s a great way to ask all your questions and find personalized answers. We are sure you will enjoy this experience.
Mon, Oct 5
First Weeks in Los Angeles (3:30 PM – 5:30 PM PST)
Tue, Oct 6
Support group (3:30 PM – 5:30 PM PST)
Wed, Oct 7
First Weeks in Los Angeles (3:30 PM – 5:30 PM PST)
Thu, Oct 8
First Weeks in Los Angeles (3:30 PM – 5:30 PM PST)
Fri, Oct 9
First Weeks in Los Angeles (3:30 PM – 5:30 PM PST)
PS: we just received this email from LA Weekly. They just published the 2009 edition of Best LA. They really emphasized things that are good values.Enjoy and let us know what are your favorite places in LA? Click here to access Best of L.A. 2009 – Things to do in Los Angeles
See you there.
U in the USA