The international festival provided an opportunity for the author to teach others about their home culture of Venezuela at a shared table with Ecuador and Colombia, focusing on food, dance, history and interesting facts about each country. The author enjoyed answering questions about the similarities and differences between the cultures. The festival also benefited the local community in West Virginia by exposing them to diverse cultures and creating more tolerance since the state does not have much international diversity otherwise.

1. The international festival was a great opportunity to learn about other
countries and their culture. In my personal experience it was a big opportunity for
me to tell everyone about my culture. I got the opportunity to have a table with
two other neighboring countries. My table was focused on teaching interesting
facts, the specific location and the similarities and differences about Venezuela,
Ecuador and Colombia. It was very fun to talk with every person that visited the
table about how our three countries were one before the independency of each. I
enjoyed teaching about our typical food, dances, interesting places to visit in
each country and interesting facts that sometimes shocked people. I also
enjoyed answering questions about our culture and how similar but at the same
time different they are.
On the other hand I really liked the festival, because it gives the
opportunity to people that live in West Virginia to learn about different cultures. I
personally believe that West Virginia is not a state that has a lot of international
people, something that make more difficult for Americans that live in this area to
have an idea about how other cultures works. I think the festival was an
opportunity to create more tolerance and acceptance towards other cultures.