The Office of International and Cross-strait Affairs and the Language Center hosted a Christmas party a few days before Christmas for international students. The party arranged for the students to participate in group games, mulled-wine making, gift exchange, etc. The students were particularly fond of making mulled wine that made them living far away from homes feel warm as mid-winter Christmas was approaching. With the assistance of enthusiastic international ambassadors and student buddies consisting of NCUE local students, the party was full of happiness. Many students celebrating Christmas overseas for the very first time enjoyed the warm festive atmosphere. 

Dr. Cindy Huang, the Dean of the International Office, stated at the party that she’s happy to be with students at Christmas and expressed her wishes that the students could have a merry and memorable Christmas. She hopes that NCUE could be like their home in Taiwan.

Mulled wine is very popular and traditional in the U.S. and Europe around Christmas. Many families prepare a batch of warm mulled wine in honor of their family members coming back home from a long trip. They make mulled wine with red wine along with various mulling spices such as cloves, grated nutmeg, cinnamon, honey, and orange pericarp. That is why the event organized by NCUE helps ease international students’ homesickness or creates an extraordinary experience for them despite the fact that it might not their first time to make mulled wine.