Students enrolled in Professor Asunción Arnedo’s Spanish 239/Spanish for the Health Professions attended the Latino Health Fair on Sunday, September 30 on the grounds of Gettysburg College. The health fair was paired this year with Fiesta 2012, the fair celebrated the migrant workers in Adams County, and also provided an opportunity to the workers with free health services.

Services included flu shots and blood pressure screenings from Wellspan, guidance on raising children with disabilities, and general health information from the American Cancer Society.  

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Students from Professor Asunción Arnedo’s Spanish 104 class visited the college farm on Saturday, September 29 ^th.   The visit to the farm was given purpose from the Valley &Ridge sustainability program that Professor Arnedo participated in.  She wanted to give her students a sense of place and to connect them with the college farm and its offerings. 

Heather Livingston, a Spanish language student, incorporated her language skills into a fun and interesting bi-lingual guided tour of the farm for fellow students.

Professor Mark Aldrich made a plein air Paella lunch for all the students and their guests. Many of the ingredients used in the paella were fresh picked from the college farm.

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