{"id":5511,"date":"2024-03-05T21:37:23","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T21:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/?p=5511"},"modified":"2024-03-05T21:37:27","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T21:37:27","slug":"isco-gets-crafty-at-paint-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/2024\/03\/05\/isco-gets-crafty-at-paint-night\/","title":{"rendered":"ISCO gets crafty at paint night"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TROY, Ala. (<a href=\"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TROJANVISION<\/a>)&nbsp;\u2014 Domestic and international students gathered for a night of painting and making friends.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recently, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TroyISCO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">International Student Cultural Organization<\/a> (ISCO) hosted a paint night with a twist.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We wanted to do something with painting just because it is fun and relaxing, and we thought the environment might be nice for a sort of speed dating type thing, [but] just like making friends,\u201d said Nautica Morgan the president of ISCO. \u201cI thought it would be a good structure to get people to talk to each other.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After ten minutes of talking and painting, participants swapped seats, which put them face-to-face with people they might have never met before. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/2024\/02\/21\/international-students-celebrate-lunar-new-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">KEEP READING: International students celebrate Lunar New Year<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jeong Yumlin, an international student from South Korea said she enjoyed talking about South Korean culture when meeting new people. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Making a common interest point is very important to conversations with new friends. 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