[GSC-HCA-Offcampus] OCH February - Chinese New Year, Escape Room, Brunch at Bostonia

[Amanda Chen]

Hello off-campus people,

We have some awesome events planned for you this month! We have a Chinese
New Year event at the MFA with free bubble tea at Chatime, an outing to a
new Cambridge-based escape room adventure, and brunch at the Bostonia
Public House! See below for more details.

Sign up through the RSVP link for a spot in the lottery. We'll contact the
first round of lottery winners closer to the date of the events (and post
that invites went out on our Facebook group- please join if you haven't
already!) and then reach out to people on the waitlist as needed.

Best,
Amanda, Molly, Shalini

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1. MFA Chinese New Year & Bubble Tea, Feb 9, 1pm-5pm
2. Escape Room - The Heist! , Tues, Feb 19, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
3. Brunch at Bostonia Public House!, Sunday, February 24th 12:30-2:30pm
4. Join our Facebook Group!, Now!
5. iREFS , Whenever


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1. MFA Chinese New Year & Bubble Tea
When: Feb 9, 1pm-5pm
Where: Chatime NEU (333 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115) and MFA (465
Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115)
Contact: axchen at mit.edu
RSVP:  *http://signup.mit.edu/2117875649 <http://signup.mit.edu/2117875649>*

Description: Come celebrate Chinese New Year with OCH! We will meet up at
Chatime NEU to get bubble tea (covered by OCH!) and then head over to the
MFA for their "Lunar New Year Celebration" event (featuring traditional
music and dance, martial arts performances, and more; details here:
https://www.mfa.org/programs/special-event/lunar-new-year-celebration).
Enter the lottery for a chance to attend!
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2. Escape Room - The Heist!
When: Tues, Feb 19, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Where: Red Fox Escapes, 14 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge MA 02139
Contact: gshalini at mit.edu
RSVP:  *http://signup.mit.edu/2117875649 <http://signup.mit.edu/2117875649>*

Description: Join OCH for an outing to the FIRST escape room in Cambridge!
Red Fox Escapes is right at the Central T-stop, and they only opened on Jan
19th this year. Our group of 10 off-campusers will tackle a 60 minute
museum heist puzzle. The Heist is exceptionally well rated and you can
check out its description here:
https://www.redfoxescapes.com/escaperoomboston/escape-rooms/the-heist. OCH
will cover $14 per person, so you only pay $13 for a ticket. Signup for a
spot on the lottery, and a chance to be selected!
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3. Brunch at Bostonia Public House!
When: Sunday, February 24th 12:30-2:30pm
Where: Bostonia Public House (131 State Street, Boston, MA 02110)
Contact: mbird at mit.edu
RSVP:  *http://signup.mit.edu/2117875649 <http://signup.mit.edu/2117875649>*

Description: Join OCH for a delicious Sunday brunch at the highly rated
Bostonia Public House! Check out their menu here:
https://bostoniapublichouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2018-10-Brunch.pdf.
OCH will cover up to $15 per person for brunch (food only). Sign up for a
spot in the lottery.
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4. Join our Facebook Group!
When: Now!
Where: Facebook....
Contact: https://www.facebook.com/groups/158205104913036/about/
RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/158205104913036/about/
Description: what we do:
The MIT iREFS group is a student group that provides peer support for all
graduate students across the Institute.
Our mission is to ensure graduate student wellness, especially in times of
uncertainty, stress and conflict.

Responsibilities:
iREFS is comprised of graduate students trained in conflict management by
Conflict Management at MIT.
They are available to have confidential conversations, and can make
informed referrals to other resources and offices at MIT.

We are here to help and support YOU!
Feel free to reach out to us at any time, we would love to take you out for
coffee/tea & hear what's going on in your life!

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5. iREFS
When: Whenever
Where: Wherever
Contact: irefs-contact at mit.edu
RSVP: N/A
Description: What we do:
The MIT iREFS group is a student group that provides peer support for all
graduate students across the Institute.
Our mission is to ensure graduate student wellness, especially in times of
uncertainty, stress and conflict.

Responsibilities:
iREFS is comprised of graduate students trained in conflict management by
Conflict Management at MIT.
They are available to have confidential conversations, and can make
informed referrals to other resources and offices at MIT.

We are here to help and support YOU!
Feel free to reach out to us at any time, we would love to take you out for
coffee/tea & hear what's going on in your life!

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Amanda X. Chen
PhD Student, NSF Fellow, Department of Biological Engineering
Laboratory for Multiscale Regenerative Technologies  <https://lmrt.mit.edu/>
Communication Fellow, Biological Engineering Communication Lab
<https://be.mit.edu/communicationlab>
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
axchen at mit.edu | (c) 925-786-7993 | @Amanda_X_Chen