What an exciting time of year – the holiday season. Beginning with Thanksgiving, there is so much to be thankful for…including our GCSW family. What a privilege it is to be attending graduate school. Of course, none of us made it here alone. So, to all of you who feel blessed as I do, may we all give thanks to our family and friends. Not to mention our classmates who share in our joy and stress, we are also grateful!
Lest we forget, what would the holiday season be like without the expectations and excitement of finals! Wait, did I just say excitement and finals in the same sentence?! Yes, I sure did. We can be excited that soon after finals comes our much-anticipated Christmas break. So even though finals may be a time filled with a case of nerves and lack of sleep (or is it just me?) …joy will soon follow!
Regardless of whether one celebrates Christmas, Hanukkah or Eid Al-Fitr during the holiday season, it is a special time of year. For us here at GCSW, friends, family and finals are a formula we can handle! Particularly as we end our semester and look forward to a New Year, 2018! It is right around the corner.
And in honor of our dedication to diversity…here’s how to say, “Merry Christmas” in different languages:
German: Frohe Weihnachten
Italian: Buon Natale
Portuguese: Feliz Natal
Japanese: メリークリスマス
Russian: С Рождеством
Dutch: Vrolijk kerstfeest
Swedish: God jul
Czech: Veselé vánoce
Turkish: Mutlu Noeller
Spanish: Feliz Navidad
If you do not see a translation listed, please by all means, do share!
And, for those of you like myself, born, bred and buttered in Texas: Happy holidays, ya’ll!
By: Rosanna Ishee
Student Ambassadors 