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Here's photos from just 2 recent events, Case Hinduism's Ganesh Chaturthi on Sept 20 and World College Network's World College Day on September 23. 

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A Tale of 2 Argentines Who Came into OMA this Week

Senior Franco Kraiselburd heard about CWRU from Hector Martinez, a friend of his dad, who was an alum and had actually taught here.  He didn’t think much of traveling from Argentina, and has appreciated his CWRU experience. Roll forward 3 years, and he is contacted by Michael Goldberg, Exec Director of the Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship where Franco was a Veale Snyder fellow last year. Michael said he had an Argentine that Franco needed to meet.

First year student Manu Pereyra received a waiver for the application fee to CWRU in his email. After researching the school, he concluded it would be a great fit, and traveled with his parents 10 hours by flight to NYC, and then drove 7 hours to Cleveland. His first week on campus, he’s checking out Study Abroad opportunities in the Tink, and a staff member asks about his accent and where he was from. Soon Michael Goldberg is connecting Manu through WhatsApp to an upperclass Argentine he knows.

What makes this more unusual is that Franco and Manu both live in the southern suburbs of Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina – but needed to travel a few thousand miles/kilometers to Cleveland to meet! 

Franco has been showing Manu CLE and CWRU, and brought him to OMA this past week. When I asked them, this was their list of what we should all know about Argentina & Argentines.
1 – We won the 2022 World Cup!
2 – We drink a lot of Mate (a traditional S. American caffeine-rich infused herbal drink where you use a metal straw as a filter)
3 – We are physically affectionate, kissing our friends’ mothers on the cheek.
4 – We are very loud – we have to shut up coming here.
5 – Confidence is cultural – we are courageous.
6 – We have an Italian way of talking. (There is a significant Italian influence on country’s politics, food, language…) We both actually have Italian citizenship. Ask Franco about his connection to an exiled member of the royal court of Italy!)
7 – Buenos Aires is the Paris of South America – strong European influence. (Unrestricted European immigration started in mid-19th century)
8 - Avenida 9 de Julio is the widest avenue in the world. (Just under 2 miles long, up to 7 lanes in each direction flanked by parallel streets of 2 lanes each).