At
the start of each semester the NCV community welcomes its new residents
with an O’Week program. The aim of the O’Week program is to help
students familiarize themselves with Sydney, the University, and, most
importantly, the NCV community. For Semester Two we hold an abbreviated
“O’Weekend” program, which in 2012 ran from Friday 13th July – Sunday
15th July. The program included a Pizza and Karaoke Night, a day trip to
Circular Quay, our Annual Cultural Night and a Games Night.
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| Some of the wonderful food |
The
weekend kicked off with Pizza and Karaoke in the Main Common Room.
Residents enjoyed mingling, music and pizza, before the karaoke machine
fired up and residents sang their own versions of AC/DC, Kenny Rogers,
Avril Lavigne and Vanilla Ice (to name a select few)! It was a
fantastic start to O’Weekend as people got to know one another and
shared their considerable (or in some cases questionable) musical
talents.
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| Shot taken from a Sydney Ferry (TC) |
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| Wangari in traditional Kenyan dress |
The
day trip took students through the CBD to the popular tourist
destination and transport hub of Circular Quay. After a few snaps in
front of the iconic Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge, residents
took a look around the Harbour, enjoyed a short walk and made new
friends. Sydney has one of the world’s most recognizable harbours, and
for many new residents they were seeing Sydney’s most famous attractions
for the first time.
On Saturday night NCV hosted its
Annual Cultural Night. This event provided students with the
opportunity to showcase their various cultures through food, dress,
national symbols, general info, and music. Countries represented at the
2012 Cultural Night were Australia, Bangladesh, Chile, Egypt, India,
Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Jamaica, The Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka
and the United States. The Cultural Night is a major highlight on the
NCV calendar, and it is always fantastic to see people proudly
representing their culture and history.
Sunday
night saw O’Weekend draw to a close with some games in the Main Common
Room. Between computer games, card games and board games there was
something for everyone, not to mention some snacks and drinks as well.
Monopoly was keenly contested, with one game continuing till well after
midnight. With the end of that game the curtain came down on O’Weekend
2012, and rose on Semester Two!
NCV Mid Year O'Weekend
