{"id":35278,"date":"2023-01-21T11:27:57","date_gmt":"2023-01-21T16:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/go-isso\/?post_type=cu_event&#038;p=35278"},"modified":"2025-06-09T11:11:23","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T15:11:23","slug":"making-friends-in-canada-sept-21-2023","status":"publish","type":"cu_event","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/go-isso\/event\/making-friends-in-canada-sept-21-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Friends in Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12\">\n    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 pb-5 after:w-10 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px\">\n        \n    <\/h1>\n    \n        <\/header>\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"cu-buttongroup cu-component-updated flex flex-wrap md:flex-1 gap-3 md:gap-5 justify-start\">\n                                                                        <\/div>\n    \n<h2 id=\"making-friends-in-canada\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Making Friends in Canada<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As we return to more in-person interactions on campus, many of us are looking to meet new friends and build community. After two years of remote learning, making new friends may feel uncomfortable \u2013 but the International Student Services Office (ISSO) and Health and Counselling Services (HCS) are here to help!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join the ISSO and HCS for the \u2018Making Friends in Canada\u2019 workshop. In this 90-minute session, students will:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Recognize how culture impacts our beliefs and behaviors when making friends.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Explore 3 main stages of meaningful conversations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identify key campus events and everyday opportunities for starting meaningful conversations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Practice skills in a safe environment through one-on-one role playing and scenarios.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Timing:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wednesday September 13 Grads<br>\n10:30 am &#8211; 12:00 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wednesday September 13 Undergrads<br>\n2:30 &#8211; 4:00 p.m<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thursday September 21 All Students<br>\n2:30 &#8211; 4:00 p.m<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CTTC building Room 1501<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, please <a href=\"https:\/\/events.carleton.ca\/making-friends-in-canada-2\/\">Clink the Link<\/a>.&nbsp; If you have any questions related to registration or the event, please contact: <strong>berakhussain@cunet.carleton.ca<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"what-participants-can-expect\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Participants Can Expect<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To connect with other international students in a safe environment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Facilitated discussions led by members of the ISSO and HCS.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prizing awarded for participation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An opportunity to build community with your peers at Carleton.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"accessibility\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Accessibility<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/go-isso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/image-8-e1664914091630.png\" alt=\"Icon indicating Live Questions and Answers\" class=\"wp-image-34205\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/go-isso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/image-3-e1664914123850.png\" alt=\"Icon indicating no costs involved\" class=\"wp-image-34200\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/seo\/accessibility-icon-toolkit\/\">accessibility icon toolkit<\/a> was created in partnership and consultation with the Paul Menton Centre to provide indicators to allow students to navigate events more effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button \" href=\"https:\/\/wellness.carleton.ca\/forms\/making-friends-in-canada\/\">REGISTER with HCS<\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_event_type":[],"cu_event_audience":[124],"class_list":["post-35278","cu_event","type-cu_event","status-publish","hentry","cu_event_audience-current-students"],"acf":{"cu_event_start_date":"2023-02-09T14:30:00","cu_event_end_date":"2023-02-09T16:00:00","cu_event_location_type":"in-person","cu_event_meeting_address_type":"on-campus","cu_building":"FR","cu_event_meeting_room":"Frontenac Multimedia Room","cu_event_meeting_address_full":null,"cu_event_virtual_type":"tbd","cu_event_virtual_meeting_link":"","cu_post_thumbnail":false,"cu_event_cost":"FREE","cu_event_registration":"","cu_event_secondary_button":"","cu_event_contact_name":"Berak Hussain","cu_event_email":"berak.hussain@carleton.com","cu_event_phone":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/go-isso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event\/35278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/go-isso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/go-isso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cu_event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/go-isso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/go-isso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event\/35278\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37783,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/go-isso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event\/35278\/revisions\/37783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/go-isso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cu_event_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/go-isso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event_type?post=35278"},{"taxonomy":"cu_event_audience","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/go-isso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event_audience?post=35278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}