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About lilianacardile

For my whole life the world has been a wonderful book and, being an avid reader, I have enjoyed every page so far. Journalist, traveller, internationalist and...gourmet I plan to see it all. At I-House I can do it just sitting at the Front Desk!

A House away from home

Posted on July 16, 2014 by lilianacardile

Once an I-House resident, forever an I-House resident. That’s why during my days at the I-House Front Desk I receive so many visits of people who 10, 20, 30, 40, 44 years ago spent some time between these walls and … Continue reading →

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How I-House became a window to Cameroon

Posted on July 10, 2014 by lilianacardile

This is the story of a future African leader who is already a role model in her country. But it’s also the story of how her family helped her to come to the United States after getting an important government fellowship. … Continue reading →

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World Cup comes to I-House again!

Posted on July 2, 2014 by lilianacardile

There was a time back in Italy when summer was a real vacation time and not just the impossible wish it is today, now that I am living in the United States. Summer used to start right after the end … Continue reading →

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Say Cheese!

Posted on June 30, 2014 by lilianacardile

It happens at I-House on an ordinary day. Two Chinese students from Hunan province, Yang and Tian Yi, come to the Front Desk and out of the blue ask me what Caprese is. Apparently they have just eaten this very … Continue reading →

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