THURSDAY, January 30, 2003
LV Mexico City
2:20 PM
Delta 522
AR Atlanta
6:34 PM
LV Atlanta
8:10 PM
AR Minneapolis
9:44 PM Delta
756
CONTACT INFORMATION
The group can be reached at this e-mail address through January 17,
2001.
davebrye@gemtel.com.mx (David Brye)
Please put “for __(name of student) ___” in the
SUBJECT line and do not expect immediate response.
David Brye’s telephone number is [011-52] 222 232-6710.
If you need to call between January 18 and January 30, contact Helen
Stellmaker
(507-646-3871 or e-mail stellmak@stolaf.edu) for the best number
to use.
Jan 3 & 4 and Jan 27-30 - MEXICO CITY
Hotel Bamer (Hotel staff and telephone operator speak Spanish-
Ask for David Brye
if you have difficulties being understood)
Ave. Juárez 52
Mexico City Centro
Telephone: [011 52] 55 5521-9060
Jan 4-18 - PUEBLA
Dr. David L. Brye
4 Oriente 204-2
Puebla Centro
Tel. [011 52] 222 232-6710
E-mail: davebrye@gemtel.com.mx
Jan 19-26 - CUETZALAN
Hotel Taselotzin (one telephone in the office only; operator speaks
only Spanish)
Cuetzalan (no telephone access in San Miguel Tzinacapan; leave messages
at the Hotel; the group will be there each evening)
tel. [011 52] 233 331-0480
PROPOSED TRAVEL ITINERARY (subject to change, deletion, and addition)
Jan 3: Fly from Minneapolis/St. Paul to Mexico City, via Atlanta
Jan 3-4: Mexico City Orientation, including Museum of Anthropology,
Chapultapec Park,
Basilica of Guadalupe, and Teotihuacan
Jan 5: Travel by coach from Mexico City to Puebla and meet home stay
families
Jan 5-6: Orientation to Puebla, including language skills
Jan 6-18: Two weeks of visits, speakers, tours related to programs
for children, prostitutes, elderly, etc.
Jan 18: Say "Goodbye" to Puebla and "Hello" to Cuetzalan;
Jan 19: Check into Taselotzin in Cuetzalan, the eco-tourism hotel run
by a cooperative of indigenous women;
Sunday market in Cuetzalan
Jan 20-24: Village immersion in San Miguel Tzinacapan
Jan 24-26: Free weekend in Acapulco
Jan 27-29: Return to Mexico City for visits to Frida Kahlo and Leon
Trotsky museum,
Ballet Folklorico, Superbowl, and U.S. Embassy
Jan 30: Fly from Mexico City to Minneapolis/St. Paul, via Atlanta
GE Credit: Multicultural Studies Course (MCS-G)
Major or Concentration Credit: Social Work and Family Studies, Hispanic Studies, Women's Studies**requires specially focused work
One prerequisite: SW221: Introduction to Social Work or one social science course (family studies, sociology, economics, or political science)
Language competence: Spanish competence is not required for this interim but will enhance your enjoyment of the course. “Survival Spanish” is included in the orientation. Home stays encourage your use of the language. Hispanic Studies majors and concentrators are expected to use Spanish.
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