Meet the Peer Mentors!

Peer Mentor: Jacquie

Name:

Jacquie Berlant

Major:

Culinary Management

Contact Info:

j.berlant{at}yahoo.ca

Quarter in school:

6 1/2

Hometown:

Oakland, CA

What drew you to AiCASF:

The fact that I could get a bachelors degree doing something that I love.

What AiCASF clubs you are a part of:

I am not currently in any clubs, but I was the president of Adventurous Appetites when it was up and running.

What’s your favorite part about being a Peer Mentor?

My favorite part of being a Peer Mentor is that I get to help new students feel at hom her at AiCASF.

How many quarters have you been a Peer Mentor?

This is my second quarter as Peer Mentor.

Goals after graduation:

I would like to be a Pastry Chef and eventually open up my own establishment.

Hobbies:

I like to cook, go out dancing, make jewelry, listen to music, read, go walking around the city, fly kites, go to museums, and go see live theater.

Favorite thing to do in the city:

My favorite thing to do in the city is to go stand at the top of the waterfall at Yerba Buena Gardens after dark and look at the city around me all lit up.

Who would win in a fight, Batman or Superman?

Captain Caveman would beat them both with his club!

What comic character do you most associate with?

I don’t read comic books, but I think Chef Duff Goldman would make an awesome comic book character.

What historical period would you like to visit most, and why?

I would live to visit the 1920s to experience the awesome jazz scene in New York and Chicago while it was actually going on.

If you could be an animal what animal would you be and why?

I would be a monkey, because they get to swing around on vines, lounge in the treass and eat fruit all day long.

If you could be a celebrity for a day, which celebrity would you be?

If I could be any celebrity for a day, I would be Anthony Bourdain. To me, he has the best job ever by being able to travel all over the world and experience the people, culture and food, and getting to share that with a TV audience.