I wonder if they will serve rice doughnuts

While on vacation, you won’t see me soaking up sunlight, but rather immersing myself with the cultural environment. I guess you could say when visiting another country I am like a kid in a candy store—except without the candy. Anyways, it looks like my sweetooth for culture will be fulfilled once again.

This Saturday the St. Cloud State University's Nepalese Student Association (NSA) will be hosting a cultural celebration. The event is scheduled to start at 5 p.m. and will be held at the Atwood Memorial Center. Tickets for the event are $5 for students and $8 for faculty and community members.

The event encourages cultural awareness and promotes Nepali culture. Various speakers from the Nepali culture are set to speak as well as perform with traditional Nepalese outfits. To wrap the night up, a Nepalese banquet will be served in the ballroom.

I have never sampled anything Nepalese before and I am quite curious to see what dishes will be prepared. I do remember watching a documentary on Nepal and I mentally noted, only because they looked so good, that Sel Roti or rice doughnuts were a popular dessert. It should be interesting to see what Nepalese cuisine includes.

I haven’t yet purchased tickets, but you can assure I will be attending. If the pictures from last year's gathering depict half of what is in store for this year, it should be a lot of fun.

For additional information on the event contact Sweta Bhandari at bhsw0601@stcloudstate.edu