November 22, 2008: UCCR Iron Chef Competition

The winning team 'Team Diablo' Pose with the guest Judges





As the wind blew, and the snow began to fall.. the Iron Chef Teams:

The Sinking Boat
Awesome
Diablo

Collected their allocated 50 CHF budget and headed to the store..

Once the cooking got underway, the aroma in the kitchen was fantastic, and drew many students into the dining room.

At 5:00 canapes were plated, our guest judges (Mr. and Mrs. London, Mr. Seeley, Chef Eugen, and Mr. Konrad) sat anticipating the tasting..

Teams were judged on the basis of Preperation and Presentation.

All of the teams made a valient effort, and made mouthwatering food.. after the scores were tallied Team Diablo was victiorious!

Congratulations to our winning Iron Chef Team, Cindy, Jhanela, and Aida!!

November 21, 2008: Latin Party

Mojitos were on special, and DJ Samantha energized the dance floor with Latin tunes
encouraging students to dance the night away in Chaos on Friday night!

The panamanian students were the life of this party, as they helped to bring students lingering on the edges of the dance floor into the party!

Arlynn's Salsa Lessons helped to make the dancing aspect of this event a success, as students were eager to show off their moves!

Thankyou to everyone who helped make this night a success!

November 20, 2008: Game Night

In attempt to ease the stress of project week, students from UCCR Brig enjoyed a night of fun and games in Chaos..In addition to Guitar Hero, Kicker, Wii, Playstation, and Jenga.. Anna Steinbarth hosted a successful poker tournament!

November 16, 2008: Hiking with Mr. Ortiz

It was a beautiful Sunday morning for hiking in Switzerland, the air was crisp, the sun was shining, and the 26 students and staff that attended were wide awake and ready for a great day!

This was the first hiking trip that Mr. Oritz took to the mountain village Mund, which is famous for growing Saffron.

Students hiked along the edge of free fall cliffs, crawled through tunnels and enjoyed a picnic lunch by the river.

Overall the day was breathtaking and everyone that attended was awestruck by the beauty of the Swiss Alps.

Thankyou Mr. Oritz!

November 14, 2008: PARTY @ Chaos

UCCR students in Brig celebrated just for the sake of it being Friday.

Students danced the night away as DJ's Alex and Sarit played an eclectic mix of house, and hip hop music.

Thanks to all for a great night!

November 9, 2008: Gastronomia

The 2008 Lusanne Gastronomia was a bit of a dissapointment for the some 115 attendees from UCCR Brig.

Students woke bright and early to board the busses for Lusanne. At a rest stop along the way Mr. Gutzwiller generously offered the students a breakfast crissont and a coffee.

The Gastronomia is an annual trade show for the hospitality industry in Switzerland. Vendors from across the country, as well as some international came and set up booths at this event with hopes to promote and sell thier products to industry professionals and to give our students insight into the up and coming trends in the industry.

Although the anticipation and excitement was high for this event, the small scale and ample time alloted in Lusanne provided students with too much time to explore, and resulted in the boredom of many.

Some of the highlights of the trip included quality testing of massage chairs, wine tasting, and myriad desserts for sample.

November 8, 2008: Salsa Lessons

Arlynn Bonaga was inspired to create an evening of teaching salsa when she was approached by two of the members of the student comittee who were interested in learning. She taught those two, and then thought that there may be other students who would like to learn salsa as well!

Salsa lessons are being held each Saturday at 16:00 in Chaos. Last Saturday there were about 15 people who joined for the lessons. So far, the salsa students have learned the basic steps. Arlynn looks forward to teaching the students more steps and techniques depending on their abilities (which she says are good :) ). The salsa lessons are a lot of fun for everyone involved.. join in next week!

Thank you Arlynn for your contribution!

November 7, 2008: 80's Night

T&X took a jump back in time last Friday and rocked the night away in 80's fashion!

The night was full of energy as students showed up at chaos wearing neon track suits, leg warmers, aviator sunglasses, and most importantly had their hair done with 80's inspiration.

Students enjoyed a mix of 80's tunes and current hit music provided by the fantastic DJ Alexander Alexandrov.

November 3, 2008: Sex in the City Movie Night

The Sex in the City Movie night was a success!

A group of mostly ladies gathered to enjoy a glass of wine and some fine Swiss Chocolate at Chaos on Monday night. It was an enjoyable evening!