Scroll down for significant event posters and more!
For "Current Events" , and more info, see the special nav tab above, or click here.
Also visit our new page, Destinations to Visit
For "Current Events" , and more info, see the special nav tab above, or click here.
Also visit our new page, Destinations to Visit
Following are some of the things to look forward to:
> The Friday before Welcome Week --- & Last Friday of Welcome Week:
Big lawn-game day on Colton Lawn, across Jefferson Street from MIIS -- See below. These two days are for you to meet other international students before school starts and before academics keep you busy.
> Saturday Evening International Friendship Gatherings! Twice a month we get together - on campus.
Share cross-cultural foods (potluck), play crazy competitive games, and have lively topical discussions -- Scroll to see poster below.
> Study Break Hikes! We do lots of these, easy local "study break" hikes to get you outside breathing fresh air, away from your books, enjoying the beauty of our area in places you may never find on your own -- see our photo website for examples at isimonterey.smugmug.com. Our first hike will be Sat Sept 9; see below.
> Be invited into our home(s) ... for a meal, friendship, and cross-cultural sharing -- If interested, let us know.
Click here to contact us.
> The Friday before Welcome Week --- & Last Friday of Welcome Week:
Big lawn-game day on Colton Lawn, across Jefferson Street from MIIS -- See below. These two days are for you to meet other international students before school starts and before academics keep you busy.
> Saturday Evening International Friendship Gatherings! Twice a month we get together - on campus.
Share cross-cultural foods (potluck), play crazy competitive games, and have lively topical discussions -- Scroll to see poster below.
> Study Break Hikes! We do lots of these, easy local "study break" hikes to get you outside breathing fresh air, away from your books, enjoying the beauty of our area in places you may never find on your own -- see our photo website for examples at isimonterey.smugmug.com. Our first hike will be Sat Sept 9; see below.
> Be invited into our home(s) ... for a meal, friendship, and cross-cultural sharing -- If interested, let us know.
Click here to contact us.
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> Lawn Game Day -- Meet New International Students
Meeting other international students is the whole idea! Join us Friday Aug 25 (before Welcome Week) and again Fri Sep 1 (end of Welcome Week) at 11:00 on Colton Lawn (across Jefferson Street from MIIS). Bring new international friends you met during Welcome Week and use your favorite social media to tell others. Returnees, come welcome new students!!!!!!! Come for fun lawn-games and meet other new & returning students. Then have lunch and talk about opportunities in Monterey as International MIIS students. Bring water & lunch. Tell your friends! |
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Monterey has so many wonderful places to explore. Because we've lived here for years, we know many places others wouldn't think of.
We love getting out and sharing many of them with students as well deserved "Study Breaks!"
To view some of these adventures, including activities in our home and on campus, click to access our private photo website.
We love getting out and sharing many of them with students as well deserved "Study Breaks!"
To view some of these adventures, including activities in our home and on campus, click to access our private photo website.
Below are examples of some of the other bigger things we like to do each year.
> Thanksgiving Dinner Invitations, third week in November.
Each year we get requests from our ISI volunteer friends who wish to invite international students into their home for Thanksgiving Dinner. Shared with at least one other student, this unique holiday opportunity allows you to experience another aspect of the American family culture you won't get on campus. You will also get to learn about the history of Thanksgiving and why it's so special. Each year, between 40 - 60 students take part in this program and the feedback has been very positive. To pictures, go here.
Caving in the Sierra Mountains, Giant Sequoia Trees, and early California Gold town,
an incredibly long-weekend adventure -- Spring Break. Staying two nights with mountain host families, we will visit Mercer Caverns, Calaveras Big Trees State Park, and Columbia Historic State Park. (Click on each to view photos.)
Yosemite here we come, beginning of June. Join us as we hike among the waterfalls.
Every year, this is one of our biggest events with lots of interaction, hiking, great host families to meet, and seeing one of the most beautiful places ever! Some students also bring family who have come to Monterey to share in graduation. For pics of what to expect, check it out here. These are from a previous year, with a record for amount of water. Each year the waterfalls vary in size and we always look forward to the beauty of the outdoors.
The 4th of July represents Freedom Day for Americans!
This is a great opportunity for many students who arrive in the summer for the special summer programs.
Join us at the home of one of our wonderful volunteers. We'll play some outdoor games and eat burgers & hot dogs (including vegi-burgers & turkey dogs). Then we'll go inside and share about America's heritage as written into the Declaration of Independence and talk we'll talk about the pros & cons of freedom from the perspective of different cultures. For instance, is freedom always a good thing? Is there a way to define it so it won’t be mis-used? Are there life principles that can work for everyone, truths that respect the honor of all people? Perhaps you have some ideas about these things; come prepared to share them. But most of all, come to have fun and meet new students, along with many wonderful ISI volunteers. See pictures on our special ISI photo website.
Various Other Adventures
We love to go on easy local hikes. These shorter hikes make great "Study Breaks!" You can see some of those by visiting our photo website at ISIMonterey.SmugMug.com, some of which are also on the Monterey Pictures page of this site.
> Thanksgiving Dinner Invitations, third week in November.
Each year we get requests from our ISI volunteer friends who wish to invite international students into their home for Thanksgiving Dinner. Shared with at least one other student, this unique holiday opportunity allows you to experience another aspect of the American family culture you won't get on campus. You will also get to learn about the history of Thanksgiving and why it's so special. Each year, between 40 - 60 students take part in this program and the feedback has been very positive. To pictures, go here.
Caving in the Sierra Mountains, Giant Sequoia Trees, and early California Gold town,
an incredibly long-weekend adventure -- Spring Break. Staying two nights with mountain host families, we will visit Mercer Caverns, Calaveras Big Trees State Park, and Columbia Historic State Park. (Click on each to view photos.)
Yosemite here we come, beginning of June. Join us as we hike among the waterfalls.
Every year, this is one of our biggest events with lots of interaction, hiking, great host families to meet, and seeing one of the most beautiful places ever! Some students also bring family who have come to Monterey to share in graduation. For pics of what to expect, check it out here. These are from a previous year, with a record for amount of water. Each year the waterfalls vary in size and we always look forward to the beauty of the outdoors.
The 4th of July represents Freedom Day for Americans!
This is a great opportunity for many students who arrive in the summer for the special summer programs.
Join us at the home of one of our wonderful volunteers. We'll play some outdoor games and eat burgers & hot dogs (including vegi-burgers & turkey dogs). Then we'll go inside and share about America's heritage as written into the Declaration of Independence and talk we'll talk about the pros & cons of freedom from the perspective of different cultures. For instance, is freedom always a good thing? Is there a way to define it so it won’t be mis-used? Are there life principles that can work for everyone, truths that respect the honor of all people? Perhaps you have some ideas about these things; come prepared to share them. But most of all, come to have fun and meet new students, along with many wonderful ISI volunteers. See pictures on our special ISI photo website.
Various Other Adventures
We love to go on easy local hikes. These shorter hikes make great "Study Breaks!" You can see some of those by visiting our photo website at ISIMonterey.SmugMug.com, some of which are also on the Monterey Pictures page of this site.