The mission of International House is to enable students of different nationalities and cultures to live and learn together in a community that builds mutual respect, understanding, and life-long friendships. There are always things to do and people here, if you want them. Some of my very best memories consist of the mosaic that is International House to me, and the kindness everyone showed me. The Brazilian Carnival brings South America to the shores of Lake Michigan. Argentina, Anthropology, Australia, Art History, Austria, Astrophysics, Bangladesh, Business, Chemistry, Botswana, Computer Science, Brazil, East Asia Studies, Canada, Economics, Chile, Education, Cyprus, English Literature, Denmark, Geology, Ecuador, Geophysics, Finland, Germanic Languages, France, History, Germany, Human Development, Greece, Humanities, Hong Kong, International Relations, Hungary, Law, Iceland, Mathematics, India, Medicine, Indonesia, Molecular Genetics, Israel, Music, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Jamaica, Neurology, Japan, The Belgian Halloween party has become a major event in Chicago.
Korean residents introduce their native food to the rest of the house.
Turkish dancers sample Belgian waffles at the Festival of Nations. Nutrition, Kenya, Ophthalmology, Korea, Madagascar, Philosophy, Malaysia, Philosophy of Science, Mexico, Physical Therapy, P.R.C., Physics, Pakistan, Political Science, Paraguay, Public Policy, Peru, Radiology, Philippines, Romance Languages, Poland, School of Social Service Administration, Russia, Social Sciences, Singapore, Social Thought, Slovenia, Sociology, Spain, South Asian Studies, Sweden, Statistics, Taiwan, Theater, Thailand, Therapeutic Radiology, Turkey, Urban Research and Policy Studies, United Kingdom, Virology, Ukraine, Visual Sciences, United States, Writing, Vietnam, Zoology, Zambia. Board member and alumnus Chandra Jha introduces the Consul General of India after an evening dinner. All the people you come downstairs and they are all here. Weight room, residents kitchen, computer rooms, TV room with a VCR, game room, study rooms, and six International House pianos.