Winter Interim in Mexico Modern Language 376 Dr. Terry Mannetter Trip overview
Class components Orientation meeting in September Students and leaders meet for 8 seminars during Fall, to study Mesoamerican culture and society Classes include logistics: safety, vaccinations, passports, transportation.
Class requirements Students write 1 page topic report before leaving for Mexico Students keep critical incident journal during tour Final paper (8-10 pages) addressing cultural issues discovered during trip is due in mid February.
Final spring meeting Students gather at last trip meeting to turn in final paper and to swap photos and stories with classmates
Study Tour Itinerary December 29, January 19, 2011 Students see Mexican Christmas Celebration, Three Kings Day, and New Years Eve.
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Itinerary… Mexico City, largest city in the world with some 28 million residents: Ballet Folclórico, Zócalo, Diego Rivera murals, Anthropology Museum, Frida Kahlo House, archaeological ruins, pyramids at Teotihuacán, etc.
Calendario del sol
Museo de Antropología
Zócalo
Teotihuacan Pyramids
Study Tour Itinerary Querétaro: aqueducts, historical downtown, Monterrey Technical Institute visit
Itinerary… Guanajuato: colonial town, mummy museum, Don Quijote museum. Guadalajara: visit schools, attend soccer games or rodeos, cathedral, Corona plant, farms, historical sites, Univ. of Guadalajara Tequila: see tequila production and hacienda Puerto Vallarta: on the Pacific Ocean, observe tourist culture
Monterrey Tech in Querétaro
Guanajuato
Agave processing in Tequila
Guadalajara
Guadalajara...
Puerto Vallarta
Trip Leader Dr. Terry Mannetter Modern Language Department
Estimated Costs Total cost is estimated at $2,300, subject to change. This includes trip fees, airline ticket, hotels, local transportation, entrance fees to museums, etc., and insurance. This does not include 3 credits tuition, food, or souvenirs. Global Connections also charges a $275 course administraton fee to all study abroad students.
Trip cost estimates Airline ticket879 Hotels775 Local transport300 Entrance fees/misc.200 Int’l Programs Fee275 UW Study Abroad Insur. 37 Online application fee 25 Total cost……….……
Application procedure Junior/Senior standing has preference 2.5 GPA required Fill out and turn in application at fall organizational meeting Pay $250 trip fee (deposit) to Cashier’s Office beginning week of September 14-18, 2010 Use financial aid for J-term as in fall/spring semester Class counts for Global Perspectives (G) credit, credit toward a Spanish major, and numerous minors Possible scholarships for WI students
Fall meeting dates (Tuesdays) September 28 overview, documents, background reading. October 5 history and culture of Mexico Pre- Columbian, Colonial, Modern. Major political and social events in Mexico during the 19th-21st centuries. October 19 survival Spanish, culture shock awareness. October 26 agriculture and geography of Mexico with examples of principal crops and animal production, economy of Mexico and NAFTA. Gregg Hadley from Ag Sci Dept. November 9 health and safety, eating and drinking in Mexico. Guest speaker from Department of Health Services. November 16Mexican art and architecture. November 30US/Mexico international business. Video: Vincent Lencioni from Connell & Associates, Mexico City. December 7 Final preparations for air travel, student documents, safety and common sense issues during the study tour in Mexico.
For more information Check out these websites: Virtual Study Tour from me.htm Global Connections Office Page mexico376.htm
Hope to see you in Mexico!