“I Said it’s Great to be a Fighting Scot!”-Donald
This past weekend was homecoming as most of you already know and GCO had an amazing time both in the parade and at the game! GCO’s float this year consisted of decorating our float with flags of the countries where some of our fellow members were from. If you saw people walking around in beautiful Asian costumes or unique traditional African clothes at the parade, then you spotted GCO!
It was so wonderful to be able to see everyone dressed up in the parade with traditional clothing from their home countries and really show pride in their identity. GCO is absolutely amazing at making people feel welcome and accepted, and I, for one, have experienced this firsthand and am not even an exchange student. Even if you were not an exchange student, but still wanted to participate, GCO made it possible so that everyone, international students or not, could dress up in elaborate costumes. Thanks to the wonderful support of the MC professors and even other GCO members lending costumes, everyone was able to participate equally and have fun in the parade.
If you look at pictures from the homecoming parade, you will see a smile on every GCO members’ face. Everyone really enjoyed getting a glimpse of the different outfits worn in other countries. Even the people watching the streets seemed to enjoy the pride GCO had in proudly displaying flags and clothing from around the world. The parade really helped us celebrate our cultural differences, yet through celebrating these differences, it helped bring members closer and made us united as one.
After the parade, the game was fun to attend. If you were there, then you heard Donald cheering on our team with his cheers and occasional songs that kept everyone upbeat. It was fantastic sitting in the student section with students from around the globe, all cheering on our football team. Everyone seemed to thoroughly enjoy themselves at homecoming and learning more about one another. Although homecoming is an American tradition, everyone seemed to have a blast and really enjoy the weekend by celebrating being an MC Scot! Stay tuned for upcoming GCO events!
The "crew" in our lovely attire.
They have their game faces on!