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INCLUDED IN TOUR COST:

WHAT YOU ∼ All taxes NEED TO ∼ Airport transfers to and from in KNOW ∼ Hotels October 7 – 14, 2017 ∼ Welcome cocktail & orientation ~Estimated cost: ∼ Meals as per itinerary $1,960 (double) or ∼ All activities, services, speakers, $2,350 (single) + meetings (excluding those airfare (R/T Nashville) noted as “optional” or “not ~Some scholarship included”) money available up to ∼ Transportation in $500 ∼ English-speaking guide & ~3 credit hours- upper translator division elective ∼ Mandatory official Cuban medical insurance coverage ~No extra tuition ∼ Emergency collect call access charge- part of your ∼ fall course load Emergency cash advances if complications occur ~Diversify your NOT INCLUDED IN TOUR COST: experiences to help IMPORTANT INFORMATION you stand out in your ∼ Airfare costs to & from Havana future career ∼ Space is limited - need verbal ∼ Cuban Tourist Card commitments ASAP ∼ Gratuities ∼ Passport costs ∼ Apply in Study Abroad Office in ∼ Spending money

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Questions? ∼ $299 non-refundable deposit required Help our students – Donate to the trip at with commitment https://www.razoo.com/story/Kwc-Cuba Dr. Ken Ayers ∼ Payment due August 30, 2017 [email protected] (45 days before departure) INS 209 International Studies (3 credits) ∼ Must have valid passport Coursework includes pre-departure and return activities, as well as reflection and Christine Salmon The Study Abroad Office will help you observation during the trip. [email protected] with applying and with financing your trip. Course can count for MultiCultural CETL in Library General Education requirement. Itinerary

DAY 1– SATURDAY OCTOBER 7 • Visit Cojímar, fishing village, Hemingway fav Hello Cuba! (dinner) • Visit La Lavanderia, converted laundromat, • Arrival at Havana’s José Martí International now workshop, gallery for artists Airport • Visit Muraleando, art center for children • Bus tour of Havana (Capitol, Revolution • Dinner at Decameron private rrstaurant Square, Malecón Seawall, University of (not included) Havana, neighborhood and more • Private check-in with assistance from your DAY 5– WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 11 guide - Hotel Four Points Sheraton Historic & Trindad de Cuba • Welcome dinner at at Mediterraneo Havana (Overnight trip) restaurant (breakfast, lunch, dinner) • Early departure for Cienfuegos and Trinidad DAY 2– SUNDAY OCTOBER 8 City Exploring & Our Common • Bus tour of city of Cienfuegos Heritage • Lunch at Villa Lagarto (breakfast, lunch, dinner) • Check in at Hotel Costa Sur • National Museum of Fine Arts of Havana • Dinner in hotel included • Group lunch at Restaurant • A walking tour of Old Havana (Cathedral DAY 6– THURSDAY OCTOBER 12 Square, Square of Arms, Palacio de los UNESCO World Heritage Capitanes Generales, Palacio del Segundo (breakfast, lunch, dinner) Cabo, San Francisco Square, Plaza Vieja) • Walking tour of Trinidad • Presentation “Cuban Society Today” at • Visit a family-run pottery factory. Hotel • Visit the Valle de los Ingenios where once • Dinner at Condel Del Castillo Sugar Mills stood • Evening Highlight: – El Cañonazo – the • Return to hotel for lunch (included) Firing of the 9PM Cannon at the Fortress of • Free afternoon to explore environs and San Carlos de la Cabaña enjoy the beach

• Dinner in hotel (included) DAY 3– MONDAY OCTOBER 9

Las Terrazas (Day Trip) DAY 7– FRIDAY OCTOBER 14 (breakfast, lunch) Mountaintop Excursion in Soviet Army Trucks • Visit Las Terrazas eco-community in (breakfast, lunch, dinner) Candelaria, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve • Visit Topes de Collantes in the Escambray • Visit Cafetal Buena Vista, ruins of an ancient Mountains in Soviet Army Trucks. coffee plantation run by African slaves • Visit Hacienda Codina, a Spanish coffee • Lunch at open-air restaurant Casa del plantation Campesino • Lunch at Hacienda Codina (included) • Meet with local artist and discuss their work • Return travel to hotel in Havana • Return to Havana • Farewell dinner at El Zaguan private • Dinner on your own restaurant

DAY 4– TUESDAY OCTOBER 10 DAY 8– SATURDAY OCTOBER 14 Urban Agriculture/ Arts & Comunity Projects Havana / Return to US (breakfast, lunch) (breakfast) • Visit UBPC Vivero Organopónico , • Transfer to José Martí International urban organic cooperative farm Airport for flights home • Lunch at private restaurant El Ajiaco