{"id":56,"date":"2023-12-05T18:50:34","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T18:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/eliska-janska\/?p=56"},"modified":"2023-12-15T02:18:05","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T02:18:05","slug":"globe-cafe-offers-3-two-course-meal-and-a-nice-chat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/eliska-janska\/2023\/12\/05\/globe-cafe-offers-3-two-course-meal-and-a-nice-chat\/","title":{"rendered":"Globe Caf\u00e9 offers \u00a33 two-course meal and a nice chat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Better education is one of the reasons why people go to study abroad. Places such as the United States, Australia or the United Kingdom are well known for the best universities in the world, and it is worth considering leaving your comfort zone in exchange for higher quality education, followed by better career opportunities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from that, you will experience different cultures, both through the country and new friends coming from all over the world. This will enrich all your senses, from listening to their music to trying different cuisines with their national dishes. Also, you will have the opportunity to develop your language skills as you will use the language for both your studies as well as in your daily life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On top of that, you will become completely independent, because once you can live in a different country and deal with all the above, you will be unstoppable.  <\/p>\n\n\n

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Newcastle University
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As Aneta Varvysova, an English literature student, said: “Living and studying in the UK has always been something I have strived for, ever since I can remember. Studying abroad has not only given me the opportunity to meet great people from around the world and find some of my best friends whilst receiving a brilliant education, but it has equally made me a stronger, more content person as it pushed me out of my comfort zone.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, being an international student can be sometimes very hard. Everything has its negative side, and the fact that you leave your home, and family, and move to a completely different country, where people speak a different language, and follow different cultural habits, can make you feel homesick and excluded. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Martha Zheng, a student from China, mentioned: \u201cMaybe there\u2019s something in British people that they\u2019re kinda reserved and it\u2019s hard for us to make friends with locals.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, to help international students feel better in Newcastle, a charity Friends International<\/a><\/em> created a community called Globe Caf\u00e9<\/em>, which hosts a 2-course dinner every Monday night in Jesmond Parish Church Hall from 7 o’clock to 9:30 PM. The meal costs \u00a33 and varies every week from Indian or Chinese dishes to the typical British cuisine.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

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Asian dish
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Judith, one of the volunteers, said: “I think it depends on what the chef is comfortable cooking, tonight we\u2019re having an Asian dish, often we have traditional British dishes as well, chicken pie, bolognese perhaps.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The dinners are prepared by a group of volunteers, and it is possible to let them know beforehand if vegetarian, vegan, or any other dietary option is required. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Globe Caf\u00e9 is an opportunity for students, coming from different countries to learn about British culture, share their own cultural habits, have a warm meal, and find a new group of friends that is going to accept you whatever your nationality, ethnicity, or English level are. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Manpreet Kaur Bagga said: “I wouldn\u2019t have these many friends if I hadn\u2019t come to Globe, I wouldn\u2019t be feeling more inclusive in the UK, because as an international, it\u2019s difficult to make friends with the local people because they already have their groups, and they don\u2019t want to get involved with people because it is a lot of effort.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n