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Bonds Across Ponds: A Discussion About Cross-Cultural Friendships

We've all heard about the benefits of making friends across lines of difference, but how many of us are actually doing it? What does it look like, and how is it working? Can people who are different from one another truly become friends? Join Crossroads Charlotte, TEDxCharlotte, International House and the McColl Center for Visual Art as we talk to a group of Charlotte residents who are "Walking the Walk" by maintaining relationships with people "not like" themselves.

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Biographies for our four panelists: Roger Baumgarte, Lara Printz, Anthony Schrag and Loan Tran
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Bonds Across Ponds Press Release - distributed March 18, 2011

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We've all heard about the benefits of making friends across lines of difference, but how many of us are actually doing it? What does it look like, and how is it working? Join Crossroads Charlotte,...

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What makes a person a friend instead of just an acquaintance? What do people in other countries think about friendship? Those were just a couple of the questions covered in Crossroads' Bonds Across Ponds conversation about cross-cultural friendships on March 22. More than 30 people participated in the event, held at the McColl Center for Visual Arts. The panelists were four well-traveled,... read more