NCEP 323 TRAVEL JOURNALS ARGENTINA WHY TRAVEL QUOTES
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NCEP 323: TRAVEL JOURNALS ARGENTINA
WHY TRAVEL ? QUOTES FROM RALPH WALDO EMERSON • Life is a journey, not a destination. • What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. • It is not the length of life, but the depth.
ARGENTINA : COURSE DETAILS • FALL 2014 • Meets 2 hours/week • Learn about history, politics, culture, and language of "porteño" culture • Why is Buenos Aires called the "Paris of the south? "
FALL SEMESTER SECTION OF COURSE • Learn how to record experience of a new culture through sketching (pencil & watercolor) and creative writing • Read Argentine writers about life in Argentina • No previous drawing experience required
MEMORY NOTES http: //www. 1000 journals. com/index. php? view=OT 1%2 FIndex (WHAT HAPPENED, WHEN, WHERE)
TRAVEL AND WRITING Capture physical, mental and spiritual details of your travel The journal is a place to record & collect what you did, saw, tasted, smelled, as well as textures, sounds, thoughts and feelings The act of drawing is more important than the product Process of mapping can help jog your memory in ways a photograph can't John Keats
STUDENT WORKS
OUR APARTMENTS IN BUENOS AIRES
TRAVEL TO ARGENTINA • Jan 2 -14 Buenos Aires, exact dates of travel TBA • Site visits daily to various aspects of local culture and diverse parts of the city • There are 48 distinct neighborhoods in Buenos Aires, each with its own history street musicians in San Telmo
COMPARE DANCES MILWAUKEE TO THOSE IN BUENOS AIRES • Learn the fundamentals of Argentine Tango, Jive (Rockabilly) and Salsa • Go to a local dance halls and compare to the clubs of Buenos Aires • How is it that these cultural dances become international?
DAY TRIP TO SAN ANTONIO DE ARECO • We will visit a small town near Buenos Aires known for its "Gaucho" culture & traditional artisan shops with a tour by a local "Gaucha. " • Spend the night at an authentic "estancia" • What are the differences between a Gaucho and a Cowboy?
BUENOS AIRES • Tigre is a village at the end of the northern local train on the Rio de la Plata Delta that in the 19 th century was the vacation spot for wealthy porteños.
BUENOS AIRES • Parque de la Memoria is a place of testimonials to remember the atrocities of the dictatorship • This sign translates as: To think is a revolutionary act. • How does this history affect the contemporary culture?
BUENOS AIRES – A CITY OF CONTRASTS
ONE DAY WRITING WORKSHOP • Travel writing workshop with writing and tango instructor: Camille Cusumano in Buenos Aires • How do we organize our thoughts in a meaningful way to communicate such a rich and varied experience?
TRAVEL JOURNALS – FALL 2014 ARGENTINA • Fall – class meetings 2 hours/week – 4 credits • Jan 2 -14 travel Chicago to Buenos Aires exact dates of travel TBA • Estimated cost: $3, 750 includes airfare, apartment, entry fees, classes, local transportation, insurance and most meals • Financial aide can decrease this cost to $1875. Apply by 7/15: http: //cce. carrollu. edu • Optional add on trip to one of the seven natural wonders of the world, and the second largest waterfall in the world: Iguazu Falls • Jan 13 -17 • Estimated cost: $1400 includes airfare, hotel, entry fees, local transportation and most meals (or $700 with full aide)
IGUAZU FALLS The falls can be explored on foot paths and bridges, or boat tours
OTHER OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES Visit the Bird Sanctuary Or the Güira-Oga wild animal hospital OR Visit the Brazil side of the falls
OTHER OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES Zipline above rainforest treetops
OTHER OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES Visit a local indigenous community What is the history of these "Ameri. Indians" and how is it similar/different than the Native Americans in the USA?
IGUAZU FALLS Our hotel has cozy cabins, a pool, a restaurant/bar that is on the edge of town in a jungle setting
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