Celebrating Other Cultures Through International Meal Day
By Madison Bonner, Writer
Photography by Madison Bonner
On Wednesday, October 25th, McKendree celebrated International Meal Day. This event was reintroduced by current SGA President Maria Salomão two years ago and has been a huge success since. On this day, students from all around the world share their culture through their countries' recipes.
This highly anticipated event was organized by Ana Cecilia Carvalho, the International Senator for McKendree’s Student Government Association. Ana sent out an email to all international students, who then filled out the survey with their dish and country.
Students from Brazil stir up success with their famous Brigadeiro.
This year, 13 international students participated in the event. Six dishes in total were prepared by these studen...