An interesting opportunity

If you are looking for something different for the summer, you might want to look into the course below:

"There are still openings for the Guatemala field course this summer; however, if you do not contact Curt Holder (cholder@uccs.edu) by Friday, 25 March 2011 at 5 p.m. you will not be able to go on this journey and you will not be able to register for this summer course. You do not need to be a Geography major to enroll. There are no prerequisites for the course.




This field course will be from 22 May (two days after commencement ceremonies) to 5 June 2011. If you plan on graduating in Spring 2011, you can still enroll in the course as an unclassified student. Also, you can still plan to take additional courses during the summer 2011 because we will return from Guatemala before the beginning of summer classes.




There are two requirements for the trip: 1) you must enroll in GES 446 for the summer semester (this is a 4 credit course) and 2) you must be flexible and open-minded.




Below is the payment schedule for the trip:

• $850 deposit due: 15 March 2011
  
• $500 payment due: 8 April 2011
  
• $300 payment due: 29 April 2011
  

The total amount of payments for the trip before 29 April 2011 totals $1650.00. This price includes airfare, hotels, transportation, and park fees, but does not include food, course tuition, passports, and vaccinations. Because the airplane tickets will be nonrefundable to save on expenses, the following cancellation schedule will apply:

• now – 29 March: All payments will be refunded
  
• 30 March – 13 May: All but $850 will be refunded
  
• On or after 14 May: NO money will be refunded
  

The following is a brief itinerary of the trip:

• 22 May, Sunday Depart for Guatemala
  
• 23 May, Monday Purulhá
  
• 24 May, Tuesday Chiquimula
  
• 25 May, Wednesday San Jose La Arada/Chiquimula
  
• 26 May, Thursday Quirigua/Santa Elena
  
• 27 May, Friday Tikal
  
• 28 May, Saturday Tikal
  
• 29 May, Sunday Rio Hondo
  
• 30 May, Monday Antigua
  
• 31 May, Tuesday Antigua
  
• 1 June, Wednesday Panajachel
  
• 2 June, Thursday Panajachel/Chichicastenango
  
• 3 June, Friday Panajachel/San Pedro La Laguna
  
• 4 June, Saturday Guatemala
  
• 5 June, Sunday Return to the United States
  

I have more information on the course including copies of a complete itinerary including stops, hotels, etc. If you are interested in enrolling in this course, please e-mail me before Friday, 25 March 2011. I am trying to compile the list of students as soon as possible.




I hope to hear from you soon!




Take care,




Curt Holder"