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!