“If you travel, you will get a better view of the world and be happier.”Īfter he completes his studies here, Ghraibia - a civil engineer back home - said he next plans to earn a doctoral degree in Germany. “It makes me happy - I love travelling,” he said. Ghraibia said travelling can “make your life longer.” I’ve been just to Paris, Germany and the U.S.A., so being here made me know a lot of other countries.” “It’s a good opportunity to know a lot of countries. “I thought maybe it wouldn’t be so many people, but seeing it now, it’s great,” he said of the two-hour event. He is two months into a six-month stay at Fort Leonard Wood while he studies military engineering, and his table was one of the first people visited as they entered the building - the food he prepared was gone within about 20 minutes, he said apologetically. Amine Ghraibia is from the city of Tabarka, on the Mediterranean coast, near the border with Algeria. So, it was more of, ‘Mine’s going to be better than yours.’ To be honest, though, they all did an amazing job, and I couldn’t pick one table that was the best because they were all great.” “It was more of a competition for them because they wanted to have the best. “We had more students cook this year,” she said. “We separated the tables by regions to make it easier - there’s a section for South America one for Africa one for Europe there’s Asia and there’s the Caribbean - and we have a map set up, so people can see where the country is,” she said.Īs in years past, Craven said many of the students chose to use the language of food as a teaching tool. In addition to the event being bigger this year, Craven said they also tried to organize the tables more efficiently. We want everyone to learn about their cultures as well.” “We have so many international students here - 43 countries represented here tonight - and they come to learn about our culture. While the pandemic made holding large, in-person events like this impossible - the last Know Your World event took place in 2019 - the three-year wait seemed to make the event even more popular, according to Julissa Craven, IMSO’s field studies program manager and a key organizer of the event. The Fort Leonard Wood community was given the opportunity to travel to more than 40 countries on Friday evening - all without leaving Nutter Field House - when the International Military Student Office hosted their 20th Know Your World event. Broad, wholesome charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one’s lifetime.” (Photo Credit: Photo by Brian Hill, Fort Leonard Wood Public Affairs Office) VIEW ORIGINALįORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. - Famous author and Missourian Mark Twain once wrote, “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Timothy Skinner, a Basic Officer Leader Course student here, attempts to write a phrase in Taiwanese at the Know Your World event Friday at Nutter Field House. (Photo Credit: Photo by Brian Hill, Fort Leonard Wood Public Affairs Office) VIEW ORIGINAL 4 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption –Ģnd Lt.
Crystal Batey, tries a Romanian dessert at the Know Your World event Friday at Nutter Field House. (Photo Credit: Photo by Brian Hill, Fort Leonard Wood Public Affairs Office) VIEW ORIGINAL 3 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption –įive-year-old Regan Batey, daughter of 35th Engineer Battalion Commander Lt.
One of the most popular tables at the Know Your World event Friday at Nutter Field House seemed to be The Philippines. (Photo Credit: Photo by Brian Hill, Fort Leonard Wood Public Affairs Office) VIEW ORIGINAL 2 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Innocenzo Crispo at the Know Your World event Friday at Nutter Field House. Mario Jeri, Company C, 31st Engineer Battalion, learn the secrets of making fresh pasta from Italian Capt. Thorin Jean, a Basic Officer Leader Course student here (right), and 1st Sgt.
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