our course on food culture and identity politics under coilmile was a very enriching experience through this intercultural exchange we understood the significance of food as a part of social identity and social distinction and also food as a unifying bond in diverse cultures the showcase program provided a platform to interact with faculty and students from all over the world collaborative exchange is indeed a very promising way of learning gauri raje an syba sociology special student who was part of this collaboration says we are indeed what we eat the course gave us a global perspective to look at food beyond the basic necessityto conclude olga aksakalovaphd laguardia coil coordinator feels students who participate in coil exchanges learn to challenge stereotypical portrayals of culture as they engage in authentic interactions with their international peers through constructive dialogue and collaborative projects they are often in the position to question such binaries as selfother and to turn borders into bridgesthe united nations put down 17 guidelines for sustainable development of which the 4th guideline is quality education for all st miras and laguardia along with all their partners are so proud to have in their own small way invested in the future