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Multicultural issues in libraries 10.18
1. July 7 – 21, 2012
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2. If you:
work with Latino children and/or teens in your library.
would like to better understand the Latino culture.
ever wish you could speak at least a little Spanish.
This might be the opportunity for
you!!
3. What?
• A 3 credit graduate
class, including:
•2 weeks in Antigua,
Guatemala.
•class activities &
assignments online
before and after the
trip.
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5. When?
•2 weeks in Antigua,
Guatemala – July 7 – 21.
•Summer class – mid-May
through mid-August
•Pre- and post- travel
activities and assignments on
Blackboard
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6. Where?
Antigua, Guatemala
•Once the capital of
Spanish settlements in
the New World.
•Nice town, with
cobblestone streets.
•Everyone walks
everywhere.
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7. On the Itinerary
• The emphasis
Guatemalan activities will be
on helping you learn about
Guatemala and its people.
• A multifaceted schedule
will focus on the language,
cultural museums and
presentations on the people
and their customs in various
parts of the country so you
see more than just Antigua.
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8. Spanish Lessons
• One-on-one Spanish
lessons for 3 hours a
day two days a week.
• This will help you
talk to kids when we
work on a service
project. (Details on
slide 17.)
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9. Cultural Activity
Learn to Dance
• Salsa/meringue lessons.
• Traditional Guatemalan
wedding dance.
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10. Cultural Activity
Macadamia Nut Farm
• Emphasis on sus-
tainable agriculture.
• The nuts are dried
before they are sorted
and shelled.
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11. Cultural Activity
Mananas y Tardes
In San Antonio Aguas
Calientes, the Mayan women
are master weavers.
• Learn about
weaving, language, customs
and food.
• Buy textiles from the
women who weave them.
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12. Cultural Activity
Coffee Plantation and
Museum
•Cultivation of coffee.
•Mayan lifestyles.
•History of music in
Guatemala.
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13. Other activities: Monterrico Beach
• A day at the
beach
• Release sea
turtles
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14. Lake Atitlan
Overnight stay
including:
•Hotel accommodations.
•Small villages around
the lake.
•Shopping in
Panajachel.
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15. Volcan Pacaya
• An active volcano.
• Hike or ride a horse
(led by the man who
owns it).
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16. Tikal
• Largest of the ancient ruined cities
of Mayan peoples.
• Dominated region from 200 C.E. to
900 C.E.
• In Guatemalan rainforest.
17. Service Project
4 days working on a service project
with Corazon de los Ninos
• Mayan people have come to work
on the flower and coffee
plantations.
• Corazon is working to get decent
housing, a good source of water,
and daycare for the children. We
will help with that project, based
in this building. (shown under
construction)
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18. Remember
•Guatemala is a developing
country.
• This means:
•You see a lot of poverty.
•It is not like the United
States.
•The culture is different.
•But the people of
Guatemala are very
hospitable and welcoming.
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19. Your Accommodations
•You will stay in a
volunteer house or with
host families.
•The rooms will be clean
and safe.
•The rooms will be
spartan.
•You may have to share a
bathroom with other
students. The bathroom
may be down the hall.
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20. •Houses in Guatemala
are open to the
outside, without many
screens.
•This means insects.
•Dr. Doll killed
several large
cockroaches in her
room.
•This dining room is
open to the outdoors on
both sides, without any
screens.
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21. Class Work
Since this is a graduate class, there will be several
assignments and activities to do before and after the
time in Guatemala. (Details available in class syllabus.)
You will be asked to keep a journal while you are in
Antigua.
22. If you want to go:
•Your passport must expire
after December 2012.
•Get your travel shots:
•routine ones:
influenza,
chickenpox, polio,
measles/mumps/rub
ella,
diphtheria/pertussis
/tetanus
•hepatitis A, typhoid
•This is a preschool class in
San Antonio Aguas
Calientes.
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23. Apply soon, since
space is limited to
no more than 15.
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24. Funding from LUCY
• LUCY will pay tuition
for up to 10 students.
• Information available:
http://education.odu.
edu/eci/lucy/.
• Tell us why you want
to go and how it will
help you work with
kids.
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25. During bad weather;
A good book.
It will be the rainy season,
but we will have a good
time and learn a lot!!
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