Winona State University's 
            
exploring the cultures and social services of Mexico, summer 2008
 
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Embark on a 17-day Learning Adventure . . .
And Return with New Knowledge of the World,
Your Neighbors,
and Yourself

Program dates are Friday, July 18 through Sunday, August 03, 2008.

Earn 6 upper division social work credits!

YOU will:

  • Learn about the richness of Mexico's cultures through experience
  • Scale ancient pyramids
  • Gain an understanding of Social Work and Social Welfare Services
  • Talk with traditional healers and learn about natural medicines
  • Live with a Mexican family
  • Be amazed by Voladores--indigenous "Flying Dancers"
  • Visit Social and Health Service Professionals
  • Climb mountains
  • Chat with bilingual (Spanish/Nahuatl) educators
  • Explore Taxco, Mexico's silver capital
  • Learn about various indigenous business cooperatives
  • Enjoy fantastic food and music
  • Visit ancient pilgrimage sites
  • Stroll through Frida Kahlo's home
  • Wander through ethnobotanical gardens
  • Learn and/or improve your Spanish
  • Tour a self-sufficient, 700+ resident orphanage
  • Meet with government and NGO officials
  • Try salsa dancing
  • Stay in an eco-tourism hotel run by an indigenous women's cooperative
  • Swim under a magnificent waterfall
  • Share stories with Mexicans in their homes
  • Make tortillas by hand
  • Walk the streets of the world's largest city
  • Take in the majesty of Diego Rivera's murals
  • Witness the impacts of globalization
  • Try your hand at making traditional crafts
  • Never be the same
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