{"id":2060,"date":"2013-11-07T00:03:19","date_gmt":"2013-11-07T05:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/?p=2060"},"modified":"2013-11-07T00:03:19","modified_gmt":"2013-11-07T05:03:19","slug":"international-education-week-event-rice-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/2013\/11\/07\/international-education-week-event-rice-around-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"International Education Week event:  Rice Around the World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;  Normal 0     false false false  EN-US X-NONE X-NONE            MicrosoftInternetExplorer4              &lt;![endif]--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;                                                                                                                                            &lt;![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]&gt;--><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2059\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2013\/11\/International-Rice-Week-HCC-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"International Rice Week  HCC\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/> <\/span>The English Language Center at Howard Community College will be holding an international event next week on Tuesday, November 12th from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm. at the HVPA Lobby.\u00a0 Join English Language Center students for a culinary celebration of this tiny (but mighty!) carbohydrate that accounts for 20% of the world\u2019s caloric intake. Get your \u201cpassport\u201d stamped at each country booth as you interact with international students from around the world, sample their rice dishes, and enjoy musical performances. <\/span>For more information on this event please visit their Facebook page at <a href=\"http:\/\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ELCatHowardCC?sk=wall<\/a><br \/>\n<!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;  Normal 0     false false false  EN-US X-NONE X-NONE            MicrosoftInternetExplorer4              &lt;![endif]--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;                                                                                                                                            &lt;![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]&gt;--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The English Language Center at Howard Community College will be holding an international event next week on Tuesday, November 12th from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm. at the HVPA Lobby.\u00a0 Join English Language Center students for a culinary celebration of this tiny (but mighty!) carbohydrate that accounts for 20% of the world\u2019s caloric intake. 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