from iLEAD, I participate in the Diwali showcase and Asian New Year Festival showcase which have been the highlights of my time on campus. While I am from Nashville, I have been in the shoes of an international student when I studied abroad in Tokyo. I am looking forward to meeting my mentees and making them feel at home on campus! Jiayi (Zoe) Zang Programming Chair Class of 2019 Mathematics Email: I am a Chinese international student, majoring in Mathematics and minoring in Financial Economics and Scientific Computing. I love to spend most of my free time in bed or in a bean bag; the rest I spend in the kitchen. I am a huge foodie and enjoy cooking much more authentic Chinese dishes than sold at American-Chinese restaurants. And then I eat them all. And then I try to lose weight by swimming and intermittent fasting-this hasn’t been really effective so far! MEET YOUR FELLOW ILEAD MENTORS Adriana Calderon Email: Adriana made the trip from San Jose, Costa Rica to Nashville and is now a sophormore studying Biomedical engineering. She was part of the Ilead community as a mentee when she first came to Vanderbitl, and is looking forward to being part of the process to welcome the new international students. She wants to make them feel welcomed on campus and facilitate their integration into the Vanderbilt community. Outside of classes, Adriana loves watching Tennis, snacking on the famous Rand cookies, and listening to her favorite bands, including Coldplay and Muse. She also likes discovering new artists to listen to and Nashville is the best place to be for that—there are concerts in town nearly every weekend! Adriana is also part of the Vanderbilt Association of Hispanic Students (VAHS) in which she helps organize different Latino cultural events for the student body to enjoy. She is looking forward to meeting and welcoming all the new international students who will join us soon! Alexandra Wan Email: Alexandra calls Nanjing, China her home and came to Vanderbilt to study both Human and Organizational Development (HOD) and Economics. As a sophomore, it hasn’t been that long since Alexandra had to experience the cultural transition to the US. She hopes that in her iLEAD mentor role she can help international students better accommodate to Vanderbilt and the new environment. During her freshman year she found information fairs on campus, which there are
Korean *Korea House, 6410 Charlotte Pike, *Tofu House, 1310 Antioch Pike, 615-781-2022 Kurdish *House of Kabob, 216 Thompson Lane, *Newroz Market, 363 Elysian Fields Court, Mediterranean/Greek *House of Kabob, 216 Thompson Lane, *Mediterranean Cuisine, 400 21st Avenue South, 615-321-8960 *Tabouli’s, 2015 Belmont Blvd. 615-386-0106 Mexican *Baja Burrito, 722 Thompson Lane, *Baja Fresh, 1720 West End Avenue, *Chipotle, 2825 West End Avenue, *El Mariachi, 614 W. Thompson Lane, *El Tapatio #2, 3611 Nolensville Pike *Fiesta Aztec, 2212 Elliston Place, *La Hacienda, 2615 Nolensville Pike, *La Paz, 3808 Cleghorn Avenue, 615-383-5200 *La Terraza, 5751 Nolensville Pike, *Las Palmas, 1905 Hayes Street, 615-322-9588 *Qdoba, 2015 West End Avenue, 615-340-9039 Persian: *Dunya Kabob, 2521 Nolensville Pike, Peruvian *El Inca Restaurant, 2485 Murfreesboro Pike, 615-367-9200 Salvadorian *Pupeseria Salvadorena, 340 Welch Road *Las Americas, 4715 Nolensville Pike #A Tapas/Eclectic International *Bound’ry, 911 20th Avenue South, *Mirror Restaurant, 2317 12th Avenue South, 615-383-8330 *Restaurant Zola, 3001 West End Avenue, Thai *International Market, 2010 Belmont Blvd, *New Rice Bowl, 738 Thompson Lane, *Orchid Thai Cuisine, 73 White Bridge Road, 615-353-9411 *Royal Thai, 120 19th Ave N, 615-321-6104 *Siam Cuisine, 265 White Bridge Road, *Smiling Elephant, 2213 8th Avenue S., Turkish *Anatolia, 48 White Bridge Rd., 615-356-1556 *Istanbul Restaurant, 2631 Nolensville Road, 615- 248-6888 Vietnamese *Kien Giang, 5825 Charlotte Pike