By Michael & Hanna Rizk

International students are great! At least that has been our experience. Both of us spent lots of time with and developed enduring friendships with international students while we were students at Duke many years ago. So, when we returned to the area, we looked forward to getting involved with international students once again. Supper Club was an easy, fun way for us to do that.

We were matched up with two very different students -- one who had already spent time in the US and seemed to have a good grasp on how things work here and one who was completely new to the country and in the process of figuring things out. In hosting them at our house for a few meals, we gained a peek into their lives and a reminder that simple acts of welcoming are truly appreciated by all sorts of people. Whether you have spent lots of time with international students before or none at all, Supper Club is an easy way to serve through welcoming and to have the opportunity to at least briefly share life with some great people.

If you’d like to serve as a Supper Club host (registration deadline is Jan. 18) or volunteer in other ways with International Students, Inc, please visit our website or contact Dan Kronstad or Scott Hawkins.

Photo: A Supper Club Group, Fall 2019

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