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  • 2008
    • January
      • WT 2008
        01/30/08
        All courses have now safely returned home.

      • Final Entries before Return
        01/29/08
        The Aboriginal Australia Course reports:
        Greetings from Perth!

        After departing from Hyden on the 20th, we went to New Norcia, which is Australia's only monastic town. We arrived in the afternoon and found where we were sleeping, which was the old convent. We then did a walkin

      • January 24 Updates
        01/24/08
        The WWII Course reports:
        On Saturday, we toured the site of the Plaszow concentration camp on the edge of Krakow; it was where many of the scenes in Schindler's List took place. The first picture shows the house where Amon Goeth, the commandant of the camp, lived; the second shows the m

      • January 23 Updates
        01/23/08
        The Italy Fine Arts Course reports:
        We are fine, Sienna is beautiful!

        The Peru Biology Course reports:
        We are in Cusco and all is well.

        The Aboriginal Australia Course reports:
        Today was spent walking around and learning about the town of Albany, which was

      • January 22 Updates (Part 3)
        01/22/08
        The China Course reports:
        Lijiang is by far everybody's most favorite place out of all the 6 places we've been and everybody just wishes we could have more time here. Many students have said this is the real China in their minds before they come to China. Even the four-side courtyar

      • January 22 Updates (Part 2)
        01/22/08
        The Costa Rica Course reports:
        We are all doing well. Sunday is a paseo to Cartago, then on to the beach for an aquatic habitat study - on Monday.







        Here are some photos from the Scandinavia Course:

        Photo 1 - Ice Hotel E

      • January 22 Updates (part I)
        01/22/08
        Note: many of these entries are from over the MLK Jr. Holiday weekend.

        The New Zealand Business Course reports:
        We've arrived safely at Queenstown, our final destination. All of us really enjoyed being right in the heart of Christchurch for the last few days. We visited Chris

      • January 19 Updates
        01/19/08
        The Business in New Zealand Course reports:
        We've arrived safely in Christchurch following our flight from Wellington. The students are actively engaged in many activities and having heaps of fun. They're also learning a great deal. Tomorrow we're going on a farm tour on the

      • January 18 Updates
        01/18/08
        The Brazil Course reports:
        The Brazil class is now in Salvador, the heart of the Afro-Brazilian area. We did not realize our first day would be the day of Salvador´s most important religious festival, the washing of the steps of the Church of the Bonfim. The procession got started early rig

      • January 17 Updates
        01/17/08
        The New Zealand Business Course reports:

        The WWII Course reports:
        We have arrived in Krakow safely.

        The Costa Rica Course reports:
        We are doing fine.

        The Brazil Course reports:
        We have safely arrived in Salvador but internet access is not as c

      • January 16 Updates
        01/16/08
        The Peru Biology Course reports:
        We are doing well in the Amazon Basin.

        The Italy Fine Arts Course reports:
        We are doing well. We will be heading to Florence soon.

        The Brazil Course reports:
        On Tuesday we spent our last day in Montes Claros by visiting

      • January 15 Updates
        01/15/08
        The WWII Course reports:
        Since Saturday we have been in Prague. The pictures below show the Astronomical Clock and St. Vitus Cathedral in the Prague Castle (Photo 1 & 2). On Sunday we toured the site of Lidice, a Czech town razed to the ground by the Nazis in revenge for the assassination

      • January 14 Updates
        01/14/08
        The Mexico Course reports:

        Hemos estado ocupados durante la semana pasada. Empezamos en Mérida, México y entonces nos mudamos a los pueblos Tinum y Loop Xul por dos noches. La primera foto muestra a nuestro grupo en la primera noche en México cerca del centro de la cuidad donde pasamo

      • January 12 Updates
        01/12/08
        The Peru Biology Course reports:
        We are in San Pedro and all is well.

        The Scandinavia Course reports:
        Here are some photos from our course.













        The Brazil Course reports:
      • January 11 Updates
        01/11/08
        The Peru Heritage Course reports:
        We spent the last three nights in Arequipa (altitude = 7,000 ft) and are heading to higher elevations in about an hour. We will go over the high pass at 16,000 ft as we head to Lake Titicaca.

        In Arequipa, we toured the main plaza, the Santa Catalin

      • January 10 updates
        01/10/08
        The Ireland Course reports:
        After a gloriously sunny morning at the Cliffs of Moher, a walk on the burren, and a visit to Coole Park to see the inspiration for "The Wild Swans at Coole" by Yeats, the Ireland class has arrived in Galway.

        The Mexico Course reports:

      • January 9 Updates
        01/09/08
        The Brazil Course reports:
        We had a Tuesday afternoon bus tour of the city of Belo Horizonte, capitol of the state of Minas Gerais and 5th largest city population-wise in Brazil. The first photo is a group one taken in front of a Catholic church (yes, it truly is a church) designed by famed

      • January 8 Updates
        01/08/08
        The Italy Heritage Course reports:
        Our class has been very busy. In Rome, we visited most of the popular ancient sites, including the Pantheon, the Coliseum, and the Forum. However, we also did some more unusual things, such as touring Ostia, visiting the Jewish Ghetto and viewing a Mithrae

      • Arrivals Part 6
        01/08/08
        The Ireland Course reports:
        We have arrived safely at Shannon and are looking forward to seeing Rock of Cashel and Cahir Castle tomorrow. We are all so delighted to be on Irish soil finally!

      • January 7 updates
        01/07/08
        The Barbados Course reports:
        Today's island orientation included a stop at Cherry Tree Hill (where this picture was taken) overlooking the eastern shore of the island. Students were introduced to many historic and culturally relevant landmarks to be further explored in the upcoming days

      • Arrivals Part 5
        01/07/08
        The Aboriginal Australia Course reports:
        All of us are here and have arrived safely.

      • Arrivals Part 4
        01/06/08
        The Peru Biology Course reports:
        We are here and safe and have run into the other Peru Course.

      • Arrivals Part 3
        01/05/08
        The Business in the Pacific Rim Course reports:
        Our group arrived safe and sound and without glitches in Hong Kong.

        The Guam Course reports:
        Hafa Adai from Guam! We toured the central east coast of the island today, visiting Latte Stone Park and Plaza de Espana in Agana, alo

      • More arrivals
        01/04/08
        We have heard from some other courses.

        The Australia Ecotourism Course reports:
        We have arrived safely.

        The China Course reports:
        We are safe in China.

        The Ghana Course reports:
        We arrived in Ghana. We are getting ready to head for Ho, in t

      • First Arrivals
        01/03/08
        We have heard from some courses of their safe arrivals abroad.

        The Italy's Heritage Course reports:
        We have arrived safely and have already traveled to Ostia. We will be checking in to our hotel shortly.

        The London Studies Course reports:
        All but one stu