Dine With Us begins Tuesday
CHADRON – The spring schedule of Dine With Us programs will feature Chadron State College students providing glimpses of life in Ecuador, Mexico, the Congo, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, the Bahamas, and Italy.
Tuesday, members of the CSC International Club will speak at noon in the Student Center's Scottsbluff Room. They are Ariel Simbana of Ecuador, Paola Rodriquez and Kyeisha Garza of Mexico, Manou Mbombo of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Isoima Akwanamynye and Mercy Maunu of Nigeria. The club’s sponsor, Ted Tewahade will also speak. The program is free and guests may purchase a meal in the cafeteria.
In addition to sharing presentations about the culture and customs of their home countries, the students will give a preview of the annual International Club’s Food Tasting Party Feb. 29 in the Student Center’s cafeteria. The menu will include 13 dishes from various countries, and the evening will include a fashion show, music, and photo booth where attendees can pose with International Club members. Tickets for adults are $10 each.
Dine With Us will continue Feb. 25 when sisters Swairie Fernando, an MBA student, and Swaranga Fernando, staff accountant at Gardner, Loutzenhiser and Ryan, P.C. will talk about their home country of Sri Lanka, a small Island south of India.
On March 24, Alphese Stubbs, an MBA student, and Kelvana Demeritte, a Psychological Sciences major with a minor in Child and Family Studies, will speak about the customs and culture of the Bahamas, their home country.
On April 28, Martina Fontanot, an Early Childhood Inclusive major, will provide an overview of family life, culture, food, and holidays in Italy. She is from Muggia, a small town about two hours from Venice near the border of Slovenia. Her hometown is 30 minutes from Croatia and about two hours from Austria.
—CSC College Relations
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