CAFNR students are Germany bound

Megan Perry, Corner Post Staff

Sept. 23, 2002 - Ahhhh, Thanksgiving break, a time to carve the turkey, pass the potatoes and scarf down the sauerkraut. That was the plan for many College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR) students, but now they have signed up to spend a less-than-traditional Thanksgiving break in Germany, sacrificing home cooking for a short-term Study Abroad session Nov.22-30.

The original travelers were 15 students from Ag Systems Management Club (ASM), but the trip was then opened to all CAFNR students and the small group jumped to nearly 50.

Students will tour factories including Fendt, Claas, BMW, JD Forage Harvesters, Mercedes and Porsche. The trip is not all about mechanics though. Tours will also include area farms, castles and other tourist attractions, including Nuerenburg.

Participants in the short Study Abroad excursion will have the opportunity to gain two credit hours by completing a written project after the trip.

"I am going because I figure this is the only way I will get to go abroad for the price," Clint Youse, senior and student coordinator, said. "And this is the only time I will get to see some of the things that we will see on the trip."

The trip will cost approximately $1,000, not including food expenses. Interested students should get a check made out to ASM for $500 dollars to Clint Youse, Leon Schumacher, or Sandy Zaring by Sept. 30.

Story originally posted 9/25/02


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