December 13, 2008: St. Lucia Day :: Glühwein, cookies, and Eta Sigma Delta Charity

Satruday December 13th was St. Lucia Day.

Several of our scandanavian students dressed in white robes and carried candles as they walked through the halls singing traditional St. Lucia day songs.

The festivities included sale of Glühwein specially prepared by Mr. Konrad, and served by Eta Sigma Delta. All profits of this event will be contributed to the Eta Sigma Delta Charity for next term.

It was a lovely evening, and the glühwein kept students nice and warm!

December 13, 2008: Home Alone Movie Marathon

Several students took the opportunity to relax on Saturday, and watch the movies Home Alone and Home Alone II.

Movies on the big screen in Chaos provide a nice break from studying. More movie marathons to come!

December 10, 2008: SNOW, and lots of it!

Brig was hit with its first BIG snowfall of the season... It was celebrated by the skiers and snowboarders. Everyone else was doing their best to keep dry and warm in between the spontaneous snowball fights.

December 10, 2008: Sweatshirts are Here!

The NEW school sweatshirts are FINALLY here! Just in time for that last minute Christmas present.. and to keep you warm now that it is chilly out.

ONLY 50 CHF (cash only)

Stop by Kyle's office or send an email to uccr.stuserv@ritz.edu to set up a time and get yours today!

December 5, 2008: Winter Sweater Party

The students were welcomed to the bar with cookies, Christmas lights, and JELLO SHOTS. Jello is a fruit flavored American gelatin dessert.

This welcome drink was specially sent from the states in order to help the festivities of the season.

As students danced the night away to the music that Alex was playing.. They mingled among the lovely decorations, and ate their fill of Christmas cookies. The night concluded with many smiling faces (including that of the snow dude, .. who's carrot nose was bitten off sometime that evening).

December 4, 2008: Karaoke Kick Off

The first evening of Karaoke at Chaos was a great success! Students sang the night away, and there were few moments of silence. As the night progressed the students became more and more talented! The only downfall of this evening was the limited selection of karaoke songs. Student Services is working on creating a larger library of music.

We hope to hear again soon yet another rendition of Javier singing 'Angels' by Robbie Williams.

Overall this was a great evening, which will continue weekly, (starting in Winter term.

SNOW

UCCR Brig Students are overjoyed with the snowfall ... Their lovely snowman built outside T&X lasted almost a week!

November 28, 2008: Après Ski Party

Chaos was adorned with snowflakes, icecicles, and a GIANT snowDUDE. The theme of the evening was in celebration of the slopes opening in the Valais. Students joined the party with ski goggles, sweaters, and visions of sugar plums. Hot wine was served, and students danced the night away to Andrea’s music.

Overall the evening was a great success, and has got our students in the winter spirit!

November 27, 2008: International Thanksgiving Dinner

The presence of almost 30 Americans at UCCR Brig this term inspired an `International Thanksgiving Feast`. The Thanksgiving holiday represents the Pilgrims first harvest in the new land, on this day, Americans give thanks for all they have throughout the year… this is a day when the rapid American lifestyle takes a break, and families gather to enjoy each others company and have a dinner together.

In Brig, the traditional thanksgiving dinner staples of Roast Turkey, Cranberry Sauce, and Pumpkin Pie were a bit hard to come by, but with the help of the UCCR kitchen, and a bit of creativity from the participants, the evening was flawless.
The main attractions of the meal were the turkey breasts roasted to perfection by Charmaine, the cranberry sauce, Olga’s breathtaking apple pies, and Jamie’s spiked apple cider.

The kitchen was filled with a tantalizing aroma all day. Everyone who participated enjoyed the meal, and left the table with a full belly, and a smile. Thank you to all who worked so hard to make this evening a success!