Rhode Island/ St. Maarten:--- St. Maarten students studying at Johnson & Wales University in Rhode Island, Providence celebrated St. Maarten's day this past Friday. Students have gotten together for the past two years to share this special day in remembrance of their home island. Local dishes were made such as Johny-cake, Bami, Plantain and even some local bush tea. Some of the areas of studies are Engineering, Finance, Entrepreneurship, and Advertising and Marketing Communications . Long hours was spent in discussing various topics such as coping culture differences in the US, past high school experiences & teachers to political and educational endeavors.
"I enjoy times like these because, I feel like I'm in St. Maarten again. We're one family based on the same culture and there's nothing better than finding family in a big country and sharing time with them." - St. Maarten Student Deidrae Thompson