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＞ＴＯＰ ＞ＵＷＰ ≫ ２００５春NEWS JOURNAL
２００５春NEWS JOURNAL
Vol. 2, No. 3, 30 Mar
2005
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Follow the Tour
North America
Waterville, Maine, USA
28 Feb 2005 - 6 Mar 2005
Waterville, Maine, was indeed known for its water, with its rivers
supplying sites for grist mills, saw mills, clothing mills and card mills.
In 1849, the famous U. S. shirt maker--C. F. Hathaway-began making shirts in
Waterville, the same year the railroad came to town. In 1883 Waterville was
large enough to become a city, but didn't accept that elevated status until
1888.
Click here to read more about the WorldSmart visit to
Waterville, Maine, USA.
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Laurence Horan, Ireland, takes time to enjoy the snow in
Waterville, Maine, USA
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Community Impact
Day
Thomas College Students See and Hear Diversity When WorldSmart Crew
Comes to Class
By Laurence Horan, Ireland
It was a big surprise
yesterday for the students of Thomas College in Waterville, Maine, when
WorldSmart crew members representing twelve countries entered their classroom.
Waterville is a small isolated city in the far Northeast of the United States,
whose population was boosted by sixty-one when the WorldSmart bus pulled in
earlier in the week. As an organization, WorldSmart attempts to foster
relationships with colleges and universities, such as Thomas College, in the
cities it visits to add to the educational component of the leadership program.
Fifteen crew members visited Thomas College yesterday to take part in a
diversity class in which ideas were exchanged about the different cultures, and
the American students learned about how people outside the U.S. view them. More
than forty students from Thomas College listened eagerly to the huge variation
of accents and opinions of this truly diverse group from WorldSmart.
Vita Petrusauskaite from Lithuania noted after the classroom
discussion how the WorldSmart crew was becoming more at ease with public
speaking compared to week one. It seemed quite natural for WorldSmart students
to talk about their experiences and express their opinions in front of the
students of Thomas College. The WorldSmart Leadership Program looks to develop
the crew members on a personal level, and this development seemed quite evident
from how the crew presented themselves.
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 Adriana Mesquita, Brazil, and Kathleen
Reisch, Germany, make sandwiches to serve to low-income families in
Waterville, Maine, USA
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Community Impact Day
The
Sandwich Project
WorldSmart Participants Cook
For Low Income Families
In
Waterville, Maine, USA
By Adriana Mesquita, Brazil
As a part of our community impact
opportunities in Waterville, Maine, USA, some of our WorldSmart
students had the chance to participate in the Sandwich Project, held
at the Universalist Unitarian Church. They help low-income families
from the area with their evening meals by providing sandwiches, soup
and pastries.
The crew was able to assist the project on two days, working with
different volunteers. It was a truly hands-on experience; we chopped
vegetables, created different sandwich combinations and even
invented a new type of dish which we called International Pasta
Soup. The name came from the fact that the soup was created by
people from four different countries and had countless types of
pasta in it.
"I found it very interesting to see how many different people are
in need. It is also amazing how people in doing so little can make
such a big difference" said Tomi Otudeko, from Nigeria. It
was rewarding to be able to attend to the needs of these families.
We realized that the impact of our good actions is always bigger
than we can ever imagine.
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(L to R) Host father Chris; Gizem Gurson, Turkey; Host Mother Sue; Kozue
Tashiro, Japan; Romani Wilburn, the United Kingdom, enjoy the WorldSmart
Celebration
We enjoy meals with our host family. (L
to R) Romani Wilburn, U.K.; host parents Chris and Sue; Giizem
Gurson, Turkey; and and Kozue Tashiro, Japan
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Host Family Living
My "Dearest" Host Family in
Waterville, Maine
By Gizem Gurson. Turkey
All
my host families so far have been very special, nice and amazing,
but now I would specifically point out one particular host family in
Waterville, Maine, USA, who inspired me to control my attitude in a
very positive way.
The whole week we spent with them in a peaceful environment with
healthy food and lots of attention that I am sure made everyone at
the house feel special. Yes, I am talking about Sue and Chris, our
host parents; the dog Jack, the three cats; Romani Wilburn
from the United Kingdom; Kozue Tashiro from Japan and me. We
spent most of the time together having fun and learning about each
other and our cultures. We enjoyed many activities together, such as
snowshoeing, snowmobiling, shopping, traveling and much more.
The first day we arrived Sue promised to give us a back massage
using the products she sells. The next day we all had a back massage
and a great sleep! It was a great way of living healthy, starting
the day with yoga, and made life much easier in our long and tiring
days.
The following day we were snowed in, and so we all went out
together and used the snowmobiles, snowshoes and cross country
skies. It was so much fun being with them and experiencing their
positive energy and smiles all the time.
The last day was very emotional. They wrote in our host family
books and gave us presents-very carefully thought out as to what
would make all of us happy. Then we gave them their presents that we
brought for them from home. It was very difficult leaving them and
their smiling faces behind when we got into the bus once again and
drove away.
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New Britain, Connecticut, USA
Scarborough, Maine, USA
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Follow the
Tour
North America
New Britain, Connecticut, USA
7 Mar 2005 - 13 Mar 2005
Scarborough,
Maine, USA
14 Mar 2005 - 20 Mar 2005
New Britain is located in central Connecticut, just
southwest of Hartford. This community started out as a farming
community and eventually grew into an industrial force in the
region, attracting people from around the world. Today it has a
populations of 70,000.
There are many museums, theaters, and professional musical
ensembles in the city. New Britain's business community is a rich
mix of manufacturing, medical, high-tech industry and small to
mid-sized businesses. Central Connecticut State University also has
proved to be a good partner for business development and support
through their main campus and CCSU's Institute for Technology and
Business Development, located in the heart of downtown.
Click here to read more about the WorldSmart
Crew's visit to New Britain, Connecticut, USA.
Scarborough, Maine, located in southern Maine, was named
for the same town in England.
The settlement of Scarborough was one of the earliest made on the
New England coast. John Jocelyn, writer, botanist and English
nobleman, came to Scarborough in 1663 to visit his brother Henry
Jocelyn, who had settled on Prout's Neck. His visit lasted eight
years. His writings offer the best history of that time. He wrote
that the province of Maine had plenty of magistrates, husbandmen and
planters, but very few skilled craftsmen.
The town incorporated in 1658, and today as a population of
17,000. Scarborough's sandy beaches and the rocky coastline were
made famous by a local artist, Winslow Homer.
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