After separating in 1999, Carmen looked to her daughter, friends and acquaintances for support in learning English. Carmen said she has good knowledge of how Europeans drink coffee, but said New Zealander's generally like balanced blends and lightly roasted coffee. Carmen strongly believes New Zealander's have their own style of coffee drinking, and should not strive to drink it like Italians do. The completely automatic espresso machines grind the beans, heat the water, espresso a cup of coffee and dispose of the grinds, all in a matter of seconds. There are three Masterpro machines available from a vending machine to a twin boiler, which allows you to make up to 100 espresso's, cappuccino's, or latte's in one hour.
All machines are ready to plug in, and are fully serviced.
The University encourages students to apply for student exchanges and provides some funding through University and Divisional exchange scholarships. As part of the Humanities Division, the School of Education is able to support students applying for the new Humanities exchange scholarships. Rebecca completed courses in history of education, educational anthropology, children's literature, assessment and evaluation in primary schools, and special education. In addition to her University studies on campus, Rebecca completed a six week practicum in a primary school in Toronto. Three School of Education primary teaching students have been successful in their applications to the exchange programme for 2001.