Teji Wang, is the amazing person behind GIC's weekly FruiTea gathering. Read below to find out more about Teji and what FruiTea means to her!
Who is Teji? Teji Wang (she/her/hers), Coordinator of FruiTea, is a junior in Nursing with a minor in Nutrition. She is an international student from China who lived in Kuwait (a petite country in the Middle East) for most of her life, and although Arabic is not included in her language skill set, she relishes in Middle Eastern dishes and reminisces eating falafel sandwiches for the equivalent of 33 cents each. Outside of taking and preparing for nursing and Japanese courses, Teji will most likely be taking a walk with friends, enjoying food, and marathoning through anime series. She is also a person of faith and is always open to praying with/for you! What is FruiTea and what does it mean to you? FruiTea is a brave space for FGLI and FGLI-adjacent individuals to share personal perspectives and stories to encourage the exploration of our converging and diverging identities. Through FruiTea, I am given the privilege of getting to know each member of our diverse community through our responses to the weekly ice breaker, and after every gathering, I am refreshed by a growing appreciation of the diversity of the human experience. What have been some of your favorite moments from FruiTea? Along with ensuring members of the community feel safe whilst expressing various thoughts and emotions, FruiTea is built as a space where collective and communal support is emphasized during times of grief and suffering. To me, one of the most memorable FruiTea gatherings is the one held in March after the horrific event in Atlanta that originated from anti-Asian racism, where the narratives of our hurting AAPI members were shared, listened to, and acknowledged with heavy hearts yearning for healing and change. Why should students join FruiTea? From drawings of pineapple glass buildings to pictures of home-made pastries to narrations of memorable traditions and reflective poems, FruiTea is a space where qualitea time is facilitated for fruitful conversations. Join the FruiTea brave space on Tuesdays 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm through http://bit.ly/FruiTea, and we anticipate hearing your story and sharing ours!
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