In today's world, discussions surrounding relationships are everywhere, especially among young people. As a Chinese cultural club at Columbia University in New York City, our mission is to foster a diverse community where individuals from various cultural backgrounds can come together to exchange insights on relationships, marriage, and family dynamics.

We are thrilled to host a panel featuring six students spanning different academic years—ranging from freshmen to graduate and continued study students—representing a spectrum of ages and cultural heritages, including Vietnam, Mexico, Argentina, China, and the United States. Our discussions delve into the complexities of multicultural marriages, the challenges posed by cultural barriers, the pursuit of an ideal family dynamic, and strategies for achieving life balance while nurturing family life. Join us for an engaging exploration of these topics and more.

The city is a contradictory amalgamation of crowds, love, and loneliness. The bustling crowds and the ever-present loneliness that penetrates every inch of one's being seem to coexist seamlessly. In her diary of 1929, Virginia Woolf described a sense of inner loneliness that she thought might be illuminating to analyse, adding: "If I could catch the feeling, I would: the feeling of the singing of the real world, as one is driven by loneliness and silence from the habitable world."

However, can loneliness truly prompt someone to contemplate grander questions? How should we live if we are not tightly entwined with another person? Can intimacy cure loneliness?

In this episode of friends from Columbia University discuss memorable as well as lonely moments in New York City, as well as their varied experiences of love and intimacy in this metropolis.

城市，是人群、爱与孤独的矛盾体。熙熙攘攘的人群，从来不曾获得的爱与深入每一寸肌肤的孤独，似乎并行不悖。弗吉尼亚·伍尔芙在日记中曾这样描述“内在孤寂”的感觉：“这是一种真实世界在歌唱的感觉，是一种由可栖居的世界中的孤独与静默触发的感觉”。然而，孤独是否真的能促使一个人思考更宏大的问题？倘若不与另一个人紧密缠绕，我们该如何生活？爱能否治愈孤独？在“围炉小酒馆”第二期节目中，来自围炉哥大的朋友们讨论了纽约的温暖记忆和孤独时刻，以及ta们在这座城市中对爱与亲密关系的不同体会。