On October 9th, 2005 international students gathered at Hildegard's, a downtown coffee and tea lounge, to relax and to enjoy a cup of coffee served with a talent of their fellow students. The event started out as a regular international students meeting and eventually grew into a small and cozy performance night that included poems, songs, a dance and much more. SIS officers and CIP faculty members were delighted to have plenty of American student participants alongside with internationals. The event was a great opportunity for SIS to increase awareness of other cultures and to promote diversity within the Valdosta Community.

Maral Mukhammedova (Turkmenistan), CIP Graduate Assistant, greeted the guests and participants of the International Students Night at Hildegard's and Caio Avelino (Brazil), the President of SIS, introduced newly elected SIS officers and spoke about the International Society and its activities.
Peter Shearer from Australia was the event's MC.
The poetries "All that I need", "Gaia", "Pandora" and "An angel's fall" was performed by Nick Pumphrey (USA).
After hearing poetries, we could also enjoy a guitar performance from Kenta Sakuramoto from Japan. He played the songs "Blackberry Blossom", "Arkansas Traveler", "Black Mountain Rag" and a Japanese Pop combination. Peter Shearer (Australia) and Kenta performed the well-known song "I don't want to miss a thing" from Aerosmith together.
Shuna Chen (China) performed a chinese dance, called "Jasmine".
Alejandra Sierra-Fraatz from Guatemala read poetries in Spanish. Called "Sueño De Cristal" ("Clear Dream") and "Dias, Horas Y Vida" ("Days, Hours and Life").
And at the end a violin performance from Davina Tucker (Belize).
The International Night ended with an Open Mic. Students who were not on the performance program were welcome to share their talants, make announcements and to express their opinions and thoughts. Students enjoyed lattes, game of chess, and the company of each other."