Northern Essex Community College recently welcomed staff and students to gather for a memorable event of acknowledging and sharing different international foods and music from different cultures.
International Flag & Food Fest, was held on the second floor of El Hefni Building in Lawrence Campus on November 18 from noon to 2 p.m. The event was hosted through a collaboration of some of the NECC staff including Maria Hernandez from the
International Admissions, Giselle Peguero from the Community Relations department, Allison Gagne from Auxiliary Services, and Naydeen Gonzalez-De Jesus, vice president of the Lawrence campus and community relations.
Information and descriptions were set up behind every platter along with a picture of the flag for each individual culture it originates from.
Food served from different cultures were, Vietnamese, Lebanese, Turkish, Dominican, Ecuadorian, Italian, English, Moroccan, and more! What a taste of global flavors!
The evening ended with students and staff opting to give a speech on who they are and where they are from, including their culture backgrounds and how they evolved in the NECC community as students or staff