{"id":22424,"date":"2022-03-17T10:40:15","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T10:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eyeweb.in\/newmind\/?p=22424"},"modified":"2024-10-29T11:01:27","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T11:01:27","slug":"welcome-to-adulthood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmind.org\/welcome-to-adulthood\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Adulthood!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn February, the University Performance Program (UPP) students had the option of choosing between two modules to participate in for three weeks: Cooking or Career. Each addressed the unique challenges facing international students living in the United States and gave helpful tips and tricks to make living and studying abroad more helpful and enjoyable.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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For international students, cooking in American kitchens poses several challenges. First, there are different ways to measure liquid and dry ingredients (e.g. teaspoon, tablespoon, ounces), temperature conversions to be aware of (the US uses the fahrenheit scale for oven temperatures), unfamiliar equipment (electric stoves and microwaves), and unfamiliar names for cooking methods (e.g. saut\u00e9, poach, bake, stir fry).<\/P>\n

In New Mind\u2019s three-week cooking module, students practiced the skills of measuring, chopping, frying, and baking to produce easy-to-make dishes that were affordable for a university student on a budget. The first cooking lesson introduced students to common equipment and tools needed in the kitchen along with key English vocabulary and measuring conversions. Students learned how to use flour tortillas to make quick breakfast, lunch and dessert wraps by varying the ingredients in the fillings. In the next cooking lesson, students followed a recipe to make \u201cthe best chocolate cake in the world.\u201d They were joined by American students who were curious about all the activity and laughter taking place in their dormitory\u2019s shared kitchen, which made for a fun intercultural experience. For our last cooking lesson, students followed online video tutorials to create easy rice bowl dishes with meat, vegetables, and eggs, which many claimed reminded them of home.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Participating students\u2019 experience and comfort level in the kitchen varied greatly. Some students impressed the group by showing off their chopping skills acquired from parents and grandparents. Other students relied on their reading and observation skills to learn basic cooking techniques. All of the students enjoyed the camaraderie and friendship that can only come by cooking and sharing a meal together. By the end of the three-week experience, students came away with increased confidence and interest in producing tasty meals for themselves and their friends.<\/P>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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