Culturama 2019 is a one of a kind expirience that I will remember for the rest of my life. Although unquestionably a vital component, CultuRama is purposefully not just a dance show accompanied with food and musical performances. On the Monday leading up to the event, preparation became apparent to all members of our campus as different flags were hung around the plaza, and mentor-group designed posters of foreign cultures were posted on the pillars.

Everyone was encouraged to pinpoint their origins on a huge map near the library, and on the Friday, to wear a friends’ national costume. In the past months we have witnessed a rise in school-spirit, and we hope to have been able to establish a long-lasting tradition of celebrating our unique diversity. The 200 students participating in the first ever CultuRama, during incredible moments of exhausting practice have been exposed to movements, melodies and customs from various corners of the world through art. Dance leaders choreographed, and taught peers moves from Korea, Peru, Japan, Chile, Indonesia, USA, China, India, Latin America, Spain, the Middle East and Ghana. Participants united in their attempt to balance homework and other activities with practices in the mornings (some as early as 6.30!), lunch breaks, long afternoons and often weekends. The word ‘CultuRama’ has become an unexplainably complex term for us; though just a single word, it fuses together many unforgettable moments: laughs, stressful instances of overcoming chaos, nerve-wracking anxiety, and joyful smiles.