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Come and find out more about Latin America and the Caribbean from students
and others!!!!

Personal Journeys
as part of the International Festival

For further information, please contact Eva Mergner, em43@andrew.cmu.edu

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>> Thursday, October 26, 2000
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>> 3-4pm Let�s Go Latin America! Personal Journey Pake
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>> Neema Avashia, Marnie McKay, Philip Weinmeister,
>> Rachel Whipple
>> Students at Carnegie Mellon
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>> This panel will discuss the amazing experience that was gained by those
>> students who studied abroad in Latin America last year. Hear how they
>> broadened their perspectives and grew to understand a new culture.
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>> 3-4pm Racial Classification in Cuba Personal Journey Dowd
>> Shawn Alfonso Wells
>> Doctoral Candidate, University of Pittsburgh
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>> Join us as the racial classification in this prominent Caribbean country
> is
>> outlined.
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>> 6-7pm The Duality and Inequality of Haiti Personal Journey Pake Room
>> Andress Appolon, Student, Carnegie Mellon
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>> Share the experiences of Haitian life as perceived by this student�s very
>> recent visit.
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>> 6-7pm Medical Work in Haiti Personal Journey Class of O87
>> Mark Meyer, MD, East Liberty Health Care Center
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>> Explore the current state of medicine in Haiti as conveyed by one of our
>> local health care professionals.
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>> Friday, October 27, 2000
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>> 2-3pm An Artist in Chile Personal Journey Class of �87
>> Tonnie Warfied, Student, Carnegie Mellon
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>> Join us as this personal journey takes us to the West Coast of South
>> America!
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>> 3-4pm Service in Nicaragua Personal Journey Pake
>> Carolina Garcia, Coordinator of Student Life and
>> Carnegie Mellon students
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>> Come and hear stories about the 1999 Nicaragua Alternative International
>> Break Experience. Embark on a picture journey through the Finca,
> Matagalpa,
>> San Ramon and other places we visited. Hear from students and
facilitators
>> about the adventures of milking a cow, picking onions, making organic
>> fertilizer, building houses and most of all learning and sharing with the
>> Nicaraguan people.
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>> 3-4pm El Mat�: National Drink of Uruguay Personal Journey Dowd
>> Enrique Ferreira, Institute for Complex Engineered Systems, Carnegie
>> Mellon
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>> Come and learn about the origin, customs and properties of this special
>> drink, a national pastime shared with Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. See
>> why it is still very popular, the many ways in which it can be prepared
> and
>> even taste it!
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>> 5-6pm Mayan Culture in El Salvador Personal Journey Pake
>> Monica Trejo, Student, Carnegie Mellon
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>> Discover the beauty of El Pulgarcito of America! Areas of
>> The Salvadoran Mayan Route and other interesting sites will be seen
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>> 5-6pm Around the Bolivian Andes Personal Journey Dowd
>> Marcello Landivar, Researcher, Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon
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>> This presentation is all about a 2-week long trip that starts in La Paz
>> ,capital of Bolivia, and continues up on the Bolivian plateau in quest of
>> the famous "Salar de Uyuni" (one of the greatest Bolivian wonders, at and
>> above 15'000 feet). From there, the journey goes into the mines in Potosi
>> (famous city during the time of the conquistadors) and on into the
>> historical capital of Bolivia, Sucre.
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>> Saturday, October 28, 2000
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>> 4-5pm The Sister City Project Personal Journey Dowd
>> Mark Ginsburg, Faculty, University of Pittsburgh
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>> Hear how Pittsburgh has formed a relationship with Matanzas, a city in
> Cuba,
>> and how the two have communicated and built a lasting relationship.
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>> 4-5pm Jamaica Personal Journey Pake
>> Wade Morgan, Carnegie Mellon
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>> Come and hear about the often talked-about Jamaican lifestyle and
culture
>> first-hand.
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>> Eva Mergner
>> Study Abroad Advisor
>> Carnegie Mellon University
>> 5000 Forbes Ave
>> Pittsburgh, PA 15213
>>
>> em43@andrew.cmu.edu
>> 412-268-4969
>>
>
>
>
> Eva Mergner
> Study Abroad Advisor
> Carnegie Mellon University
> 5000 Forbes Ave
> Pittsburgh, PA 15213
>
> em43@andrew.cmu.edu
> 412-268-4969
>



Eva Mergner
Study Abroad Advisor
Carnegie Mellon University
5000 Forbes Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

em43@andrew.cmu.edu
412-268-4969