A program of the Maine Community College System

STUDENT TO STUDENT April 2010 Volume 4, Issue 2

International Travel? A Great Idea! CMCC Student: Three Times to Honduras

Jacob Thomas went to Honduras twice SMCC Student: The tourism school is on church mission trips and again on his own. An Early College for ME student, Twice to a five year secondary-level boarding school. Students learn he was schooled at home in Orrington Lindsay Bradeen took to prepare Austrian and and at United Technologies Center. He‟s Southern Maine Community serve at table. Bradeen‟s group a senior and Phi Theta Kappa at Central College‟s Austrian Study watched graduating students do Maine Community College. After earn- Tour last year. An Early their “galas”—final examina- ing his associate degree in auto tech in College for ME senior and tions. They plan, prepare, and May, he plans a Honors student in culinary serve a seven- for bachelor‟s degree in arts, she spent two weeks in Lindsay Bradeen goes to their instructors and must do it engineering. June at one of Austria‟s pre- Austria and learns from Austrian chefs. all perfectly. Honduras meant miere tourism schools being Likewise SMCC‟s group both travel. He liked the taught by Austrian chefs. She‟s going cooked and served. It took about five hours simplicity and the again in June 2010. to prepare each menu. Bradeen found tim- slower pace. He was Bradeen likes the Austrian culture ing the hardest. Measurements were met- surprised at the pov- around . are formal, sit- ric, so “I had to stop, think, and talk it out erty, yet “the focus,” down affairs and students have to dress with my group. We had to finish on time.” he says, “is on people, properly. is healthy: fresh Bradeen completed her culinary arts pro- not things.” And the fruit, milk, juice, cheese, lean meat or Jacob Thomas helps gram in three semesters. In June she will food? “Incredibly eggs—not both—and . Desserts build a church have her culinary arts associate degree and in Honduras. good—tortillas, eggs, aren‟t sweet. use a lot less two diplomas in Austrian . cheese, tons of fruit. sugar than we do. She describes Early College for ME as With $2, you can eat for three days.” While in , Bradeen marveled “a wonderful program. The people are in- Thomas recommends mission work to at the open-air market with huge selec- credibly helpful—probably the reason I help others and also “to see something tions of produce and meats and that the finished early. They kept me on track!” different, appreciate what you have, and Viennese shop there every day. get outside the „America bubble.‟” The Austrian trip is primarily for

SMCC culinary and hospitality stu- dents, though others can go. Wil NMCC Student Has a Special Plan

Beriau, SMCC‟s culinary arts chair, Kassandra Dumais is a senior Honors student in early childhood directs and escorts the tour. Students education at Northern Maine Community College. She works part pay about $2,700 for the two weeks. time and is planning her wedding for August 20. “Don‟t let that be a roadblock,” An Early College for ME student, Dumais uses a planner to stay Bradeen says. “bake sales, friends, organized and says, “I set my mind” to being successful in college. teachers…. There‟s always a way.” Dumais did her field experience in a variety of settings and wants to work with children with special needs. She graduates in May.

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