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The university was holding its annual international showcase where students from around the world could share their food and culture with others.
Students from Canada to Kuwait chatted with each other over tasty treats and eventually gathered for a talent show filled with song and dance.
Negar Abedi is a student from Iran and she said events such as this one, where students can showcase where they are from, are B次元官网网址渂eautiful.B次元官网网址�
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Abedi said being able to share her culture and see others also helps her feel more at home while at school.
Royal Roads UniversityB次元官网网址檚 new president, Philip Steenkamp, attended the event for the first time. He said he had the opportunity to talk with students from many different countries and try all of their food.
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Armando Camara has been at Royal Roads for a little more than a year and was one of the organizers for the event. While organizing the event took a lot of time, he said it was great to see everyone work together.
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Aaliyah Jariwala is a student from Kuwait who started school at Royal Roads in September. She was dressed in traditional clothes and gave visitors at her table samples of an Arabic perfume to try.
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Jariwala said she is comforted knowing there are other students like her who are trying to mix their cultural identity with that of Canada.
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shalu.mehta@goldstreamgazette.com
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