Course Descriptions for May 2014 - George Fox University

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tulip gardens) Day 8 –.Amterdam to Dijon, France (train) - Orientation in Dijon, Musée des Beaux-Arts, night tour Day 9 – Dijon, Burgundy - Beaune Hospices (medieval hospital) + Winery tour, Bike tour in the vineyards (half day) + Dinner in Beaune Day 10 – Dijon, Burgundy - Visit Catholic High School, Musée de la vie bourguignonne, (Folk museum) + Musée of Sacred Arts + free time in the city Day 11 – Dijon –Avignon (train) - Palais des Papes (Palace of the Popes) + Avignon Bridge + orientation + free time Day 12 – Avignon, Provence - Day Excursion in Alpilles by bus (Les Beaux de Provence, St Remy de Provence, Arles: Roman theatre, Roman Arena, Farmers market) Day 13 – Avignon, Provence - Day Excursion in Lubéron by bus (Gordes, Roussillon, Abbaye de Senanque, Isle sur le Sorgue) Day 14 – Avignon, Provence - Day Excursion by bus in Camargue, Ste Marie de la Mer + Mediterranean beach or Aix en Provence Day 15 – Avignon to Chamonix (train) - Hike near Chamonix in the French Alps Day 16 – Chamonix - Day hike + Gondola to the Mont Blanc (Aiguille du Midi) Day 17 – Chamonix- Paris - Orientation, Latin Quarter, Cathedral Notre-Dame, Eiffel Tower by night, night boat tour on the Seine river Day 18 – Paris - Louvre, Montmartre, Sacré-Coeur Basilica Day 19 – Paris - Ste Chapelle, Musée Orsay, Musée Rodin, Invalides (optional) Day 20 – Paris - Free day – museums, cultural activity of your choice Versailles, Rouen, Bayeux, D Day beaches in Normandy, Chartres , Chantilly or Fontainbleau Day 21 – Return to Portland GEED 365F - India Faculty: Matt Meyer Meeting Night: Thursday This trip will focus on the culture of India: the land of Gandhi, Mother Teresa and the Taj Mahal. Although India’s poverty is pervasive, high tech industry has driven India’s economy past America’s. The birthplace of Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism, we’ll see how markedly different religions coexist in (relative) harmony. We’ll watch monkeys scampering around temples, walk through the Taj Mahal, swim in the Indian Ocean and take autorickshaws to a Bollywood film. Although primarily educational, there will also be a service component to this trip, as students have the opportunity to help patients in Mother Teresa’s missions, interact with kids while we reside in an orphanage, and ride ox-carts to bring medical care to Untouchables in remote fishing villages. Juniors Abroad Information Page 8 March 2013
Note: We’ll be surrounded by extreme poverty and Third World conditions for much of the trip. Students taking this trip should be prepared for 110-degree weather and high humidity. Immunizations will be required. INDIA TENTATIVE ITINERARY Day 1-2 – Delhi - After a quick stopover in Frankfurt, we’ll tour the city, including Hindu temples, a Murghal fortress, and buy Indian clothes at a bustling marketplace. Day 3-4 – Agra - We’ll take a train to Agra, where we’ll visit the Taj Majal. Day 5-8 – Calcutta - We’ll fly to Calcutta, where we’ll visit Mother Teresa’s home, and then spend a day or two volunteering at her missions. We’ll hang out with university students at a café, tour a Jain temple, and hit a Bollywood movie. Day 9-11 – Chennai - We’ll then fly to Chennai where we’ll visit a snake and crocodile park, see where St. Thomas (aka “Doubting Thomas”) is buried, then do some body surfing in the Bay of Bengal. Day 12-15 – Nellore - We’ll go by bus to Nellore, where we’ll stay at an orphanage, then ride oxcarts to remote fishing villages, where we’ll conduct medical camps for Untouchables. Day 16-17 – Pondicherry - We’ll get a taste of French culture in Pondicherry, where we’ll have the chance to take a surfing lesson. Day 18 – Chennai - Back to Chennai by bus, and then back to the States. GEED 365 G – Israel/Jordan Faculty: Kathy Weiss, Stephanie Fisher Meeting Night: Wednesday On this trip we are going to be exploring the ancient lands of Israel and Jordan. The birthplace of three major religions – Judaism, Christianity and Islam – the Middle East offers a unique blend of multicultural, political, and religious communities. Time will be spent prior to traveling studying the religious ideas, political etiologies, and social customs of this region. Then during our trip we will meet people from all walks of life to learn in a personal way what it’s like to live in their world. We will travel as Christian pilgrims reflecting on the teachings of Jesus as we visit the historic sites where the biblical events occurred. We will visit ruined Roman cities, Crusader castles, and desert citadels as well as the biblical sites that are around every corner: Jerusalem, Bethlehem, the brook where Jesus was baptized, the fortress where Herod beheaded John the Baptist, and the mountain top where Moses cast eyes on the Promised Land. Travel will be mostly by bus. Itinerary: Galilee (4 days), Jerusalem and surrounds (5), Masada (1), Aqaba (1), Wadi Rum (1), Petra (2), Dead Sea (1), Amman and surrounds (5). ISRAEL/JORDAN TENTATIVE ITINERARY Day 1- Arrival in Tel Aviv Day 2- Travel through the Jezreel Valley: Caesarea Maritima, Mt. Carmel, Nazareth, Tiberius. Juniors Abroad Information Page 9 March 2013
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