OVERVIEW

TRIP REGISTRATION

AIR SCHEDULE

    The exact timing of these flights is subject to change and will be reconfirmed.
    Check-in at the airport should be 3 hours prior to departure time.

 TACA Airlines

HOTEL ADDRESSES (Subject to change)

Don Ignacio Hotel, Cusco

http://www.casadedonignacio.com/cusco/index.htm

Hotel Presidente, Aguas Calientes

Av Imperio de los Incas 127, Aguas Calientes 00000, Peru

Casa Andina, Puno

http://www.casa-andina.com/peru/hotels/peru-hotels.php

Hotel Esperanza, Lima

Esperanza 350, Miraflores, Lima, Peru

PRICE

$2,350.00 (includes airfare, taxes and surcharges)

This price includes:

*   Round trip flights from JFK with TACA Airlines. Check-in should be 3 hours prior  to departure
*   Air taxes and surcharges @ approximately $75.00 subject to adjustment at time of

ticketing

*  Domestic flights within Peru: Lima-Cuzco + Juliaca - Lima

*   9 nights accommodation in twin room
*   Breakfast daily

*   Airport/hotel/airport transfers in Peru

*   Coach transfer from Cusco to Puno

*   Local guides and entrance fees

*   Round trip train to Machu Picchu

*   National Park permit to Machu Picchu
*   Supervision by Penn State faculty members

This price does not include:

*   Single room supplement + $345.00

*   Domestic airport taxes within Peru @ $6.00

*   Departure tax @ $31.00

*   Optional round trip transfer from Penn State campus to JFK @ $95.00

*   Meals other than breakfast
*   Cost of personal items: phone, drinks, etc
*   HTH travel and health insurance required by Penn State.
*   Visitor’s fee for all participants who do not have a Penn State ID + $50.00
*   Merchant fee of 3.5% on all amounts paid by Visa or MasterCard
*   Passport and visa: Everyone needs a passport valid until July 7, 2011. If you are not an American citizen, a visa may  be required. A Green Card or equivalent is compulsory.

COURSE REGISTRATION

TBA

COURSE DESCRIPTION

ENGLISH 184: The Short Story, Pamela Main

English 184 is an introductory course in reading and responding to the short story.  For this international travel course, the focus is on writers from Peru  and South America, writers whose native language is Spanish, though we will read English translations of the stories.  English 184 aims to give you an enjoyable and meaningful introduction to the short fiction of these writers, about their fictional worlds and about the memorable ways stories can greatly enrich our understanding of many facets of human nature.  The stories for this course will introduce you to aspects of the culture of Peru and of other South American writers. The course will involve study of the elements of fiction, critical reading, and methods for writing papers about literary works.

Introduction to the Arts in Peru , Dr. Paul D. Greene

Welcome to the exciting worlds of the arts in Peru. In this course, we will explore means of expression and communication that involve sound, space, color, and shape. We will reflect on and carefully analyze what is being communicated through these media. We will learn and use aesthetic terminology which will function as our tools to discuss the arts, and we will learn to consider artworks within a framework of Peruvian art history.

This is an experience-based course in the arts. This means that the approach of the course is to open the arts up to students through direct experience. Immediate aesthetic encounters with visual art, architecture, music, theatre, and so on is the foundation of the course, and history, scholarly criticism, and cultural background information serve to deepen and frame direct experiences. Pre-trip readings and assignments are intended to introduce the cultural setting and its artistic heritage, to stimulate aesthetic curiosity, and to help students frame questions which they can explore in Peru. Direct aesthetic experiences are documented through journaling, and these experiences are further deepened and extended through post-trip research and analysis on the specific artworks experienced. Students will reflect on how travel and immersion in Peruvian culture has transformed their understanding of the arts.

This course does not require a prior artistic background, nor advanced skills in music-making, drawing, or acting. Instead, it is an introduction to the arts that targets your ability to consider and verbally discuss what meanings and functions an artwork takes on in our lives, and how it relates to other artworks in aesthetic traditions in South America. The course will not tell you what is "good" or "bad" art, but instead invite you to decide this for yourself, in relation to artistic traditions that have been cultivated over the centuries.

SPANISH 131-IBERO AMERICAN CIVILIZATION, Sandra Maria Lawrence 

This course is designed to prepare students to learn and experience the Peruvian life from conquest to the present; literature, art, and the indigenous heritage and contemporary problem.  The course will focus on, from a critical perspective, the most important cultural, historical and artistic processes that characterize Peruvian society, with particular focus on the cities of Lima and Cuzco.  This course will help students become more sensitive to cultural differences and more accepting of them, which leads to a better understanding of their own culture.  Solid preparation will enhance the international tour and help to provide a truly memorable experience         

CNED 298 (3 credits) Special Topics: Leadership: A Comparative Approach,

Matthew R. Shupp, Ed.D., NCC, DCC

Welcome to Penn State Brandywine's International Studies program! You are invited to join and build our traveling community as we explore PERU. As part of your travel experience, you will be required not only to work with your me to complete the assignments specified in the syllabus, but also to contribute to your traveling community as we all work together to make the most of our shared intellectual experience.

Believing that leaders are made and not born, and that leadership crosses boundaries and borders, this course (while experiential on purpose) is designed to introduce students to those key components (behaviors and characteristics) that have been found to be integral to successful leadership. The quotes above serve as a backdrop for the purpose of this course.

Knowledge of leadership theory as well as self-assessment and development is a necessary and continual process for leaders. Students will be asked to examine their own strengths and weaknesses and to begin to make adjustments in their behaviors and attitudes as they experience and examine individuals and organizations that may be, at times, significantly different from their own life experience. Students will be asked to constantly compare and contrast their leadership style with others, using self-reflection, class discussions, and travel experiences as their compass.

The course will require independent work by each student. Portions of the course will occur online prior to our departure to PERU. The readings and assignments will prepare students for their travel abroad experience in PERU.  Following the study abroad experience students will write a comparative leadership paper analyzing the experience using one of several leadership theories discussed in the course.

TRIP REGISTRATION

Registration online: (click here)
Register online, then mail your deposit immediately with copy of your passport, if available to:

                                      CELESTIAL VOYAGERS
                                      27-28 Thomson Avenue , SW11

                                      Long island City, NY 11101

PAYMENT (Terms and Conditions)

Celestial Voyagers’ terms relate to contracts with airlines, hotels and other suppliers. The regulations below must be strictly enforced as they are related to these contracts.

Deposit $500.00 due upon registration and before October 1, 2010

Balance due no later than October 29, 2010

After October 1  full payment is due with registration

Space may be available until October 29 . However, after this date, airfare may increase and an additional $100.00 late fee will apply.

All check payments to be made out to Celestial Voyagers escrow account. Your deposit secures your reservation with the airline, the hotel and other suppliers. It must be sent with a copy of your passport and the registration form.

Credit card payments:
We accept Visa and MasterCard. Since Merchant fees are not included in the package price, a 3.5% supplement applies should you wish to pay by credit card.

Cancellation:
All cancellations must be received in writing. Tthe following penalties apply:

* $150.00 non-refundable processing fee

* Penalty of 50% of the total trip cost if cancellation is received between October 22 and November 26

* Penalty of 100% of the total trip cost if cancellation is received on or after November 27 and in case of a no-show.

These policies will be strictly applied.

TRAVEL INSURANCE

All travelers on Penn State programs are required to purchase travel insurance through HTH Worldwide. Students will be sent enrollment information 2 weeks prior to departure. Non-students must purchase TravelGap or TripProtector from http://www.hthtravelinsurance.com.

Contact: Gail Wray at gbw1@psu.edu with questions.

TRAVEL DOCUMENTS

Travel documents will be distributed at Penn State Brandywine, on Friday, December 17 at 12:00 PM. It is most important to attend this meeting or send a substitute. If this is not possible, your professor(s) and Celestial Voyagers MUST be notified.

If your documents have to be sent directly to you, you must submit your request for this service in writing and supply your address. Somebody will need to be home to sign for the package and a $20.00 administration, handling and mailing fee applies.

CONTACTS

For more details on the program or for additional information, please contact:

Paul David Greene

Coordinator of Penn State Brandywine's International Studies Program

E-mail: pdg4@psu.edu

Miss Gail Wray

Phone: 610-892-1472

E-mail: gbw1@psu.edu

All travel arrangements are made by:

Celestial Voyagers, Inc.
Francoise, Jimmy and Gineth
27-28 Thomson Avenue, SW11
Long Island City, NY 11101

Email: Gineth@celestialvoyagers.com
Phone: 516 829 1525
Fax: 718-729-0306