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Presented by: Black Student Association MUNDO The Ohio State University The Ohio State University 2 The Puerto Rico Experience 2015 Getting Started Contents: • Getting Started Page 2 • About the Experience Page 3 • Experience Learning Objectives and Itinerary Page 4 • Helpful Information Page 8 Emergency Phone Number/Text: • (614)-452-0136 (Julius Mayo) Accommodations: • Holiday Inn Express San Juan (Cll Mariano Ramirez Bages, San Juan, 00907, Puerto Rico; ph. (787)-724-4160) • Melia Ponce Hotel (Cristina Street #75, PR 00731 Ponce, Puerto Rico; ph. (800)-491-9657) Air Transportation provided by: • United Airlines Substance Free Policy: • The Puerto Rico Experience is a substance-free (no tobacco, alcohol, etc.) for all participants regardless of age. 3 The Puerto Rico Experience 2015 About this Experience: The Puerto Rico experience (March 16-23, 2015) will provide a hands-on look at life in the Caribbean in terms of multicultural histories and legacies as well as the ecological resources represented by the diversity of life found on the region. The program is designed to take a closer look at how many different cultures have come together to create an island full of history, resources, and vibrancy! Highlights of the experience will include tours of major Puerto Rican cities, a tour of the Bioluminescent Bay, a sampling of local foods, service opportunities, a visit to El Yunque Rainforest, and much more. We will be staying at hotels in San Juan and Ponce, Puerto Rico. The 2015 Puerto Rico Experience resulted from a unique and exciting collaboration between the Black Student Association (BSA), the Multicultural Understanding through Nontraditional Discovery Opportunities (MUNDO) Learning Program, and OSU Student Life Facilities Energy Management and Sustainability About the Collaborators: Black Student Association: Members of the OSU Residence Life Black Student Association at The Ohio State University work to promote diversity, encourage leadership, work for equal justice, offer assistance to those in need, provide activities and strengthen the bonds between students in the African American community. Jasmine Hamilton and Quantá Taylor are will be serving as staff leaders from BSA. MUNDO: (Pronounced MOON-DOUGH) is a Residence Life Learning program and student organization designed to help any interested OSU student learn more about how to integrate community engagement, experiential learning, and residential leadership into their college experience as a way to make a difference in local, national and international communities. Julius Mayo and Leslie Robinson will be serving as staff leaders from MUNDO. The MUNDO student and staff ACTION TEAM planning committee was comprised of: Athena Ermidis, Ryan Mouncey, Moe Samad, Jailyn Soto-Quintana, Nahila Sharif, and Brittany Spaeth. OSU Student Life Facilities Energy Management and Sustainability: is an OSU Student Life office committed to engaging the University and our surrounding community in an effort to promote environmental sustainability practices and to align the Office of Student Life with the following OSU principles and practices as were put forth by the University initially in October, 2006: waste management, energy management, resource conservation, campus planning and design, stakeholder well-being, sustainability awareness, sustainability education and research. Carlos Lugo will be serving as a staff leader from Student Life Facilities Management and Sustainability. 4 The Puerto Rico Experience 2015 Learning Objectives and Itinerary Learning Objectives for the Experience . Compare and contrast preconceptions and realities of Puerto Rican life in terms of tourism, cultural norms, poverty and hunger, and sustainability in economic practices . Give examples of differences in cultural perceptions of native Puerto Ricans and those living abroad in the continental United States . Discuss how “voluntourism” detracts from the goal of creating sustainable social change . Explore the significance of African influences on the histories and legacies of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean Itinerary Monday, March 16, 2015 “Departure” • 4:30 AM CABS Pick-up from the Ohio Union • 4:45 AM CABS Pick-up from behind Archer House • 5:00 AM CABS Pick-up from the Drake Event Center • 5:15 AM CABS departure for Port Columbus Airport/Distribution of Airport Snacks • 6:00 AM CABS arrival at Port Columbus • 7:30 AM Flight UA245 to O’Hare International Airport in Chicago (ORD) • 9:15 AM Flight UA 1688 from O’Hare(ORD) in Chicago to San Juan (SJU) • 3:00 PM Arrival in San Juan (SJU) • 3:15 PM Pick up from Rico Sun Tours (RST) and transfer to Holiday Inn Express San Juan (Cll 5 Mariano Ramirez Bages, San Juan, 00907, Puerto Rico; ph. (787)-724-4160) • 4:15 PM Group Check-in to Holiday Inn Express Welcome to Puerto Rico Merienda (light snack) and Orientation • 6:30 PM Group Exploration (Dinner on your own) Tuesday, March 17, 2015 “Histories & Legacies of San Juan” • 8:00 AM Breakfast in the Hotel • 8:45 AM Meet for Departure for the day (Hotel Lobby) • 9:00 AM Begin Tour of Old San Juan • 1:00 PM Lunch at El Patio de Sam (102 Calle San Sebastián, San Juan, 00901, Puerto Rico; ph. +1 787-723-1149) • 5:00 PM Tour Concludes • Evening Group Exploration (Dinner on your own) Rest/ACTION TEAM buys dinner/lunch for upcoming days Wednesday, March 18, 2015 “Nuestra Tierra” • 8:00 AM Breakfast in the Hotel • 8:45 AM Group Explorations • 11:00 AM Lunch (On Your Own) • 12:45 PM Meet for Departure for the day, and to pick up sack meal (Hotel Lobby) • 1:00 PM Depart for the Caribbean National Rain Forest (El Yunque) • 4:30 PM Depart for Las Croabas Beach (in Fajardo)/ Light Dinner in Area (Provided by Program) • 8:00 PM Kayak experience at Las Croabas (featuring Bioluminescent Lagoon) • 10:00 PM Meet for Departure • 11:00 PM Return to Hotel • Evening Rest Thursday, March 19, 2015 “Reflections” • 6:00 AM Breakfast in the Hotel • 6:45 AM Meet for departure for Banco de Alimentos Puerto Rico 6 • 7:00 AM Depart for Banco de Alimentos Puerto Rico • 8:00 AM Volunteer work at the Banco de Alimentos Puerto Rico (Corujo Industrial Park, Hato Tejas, Bayamón, Puerto Rico, ph. 787.740.3663) . All participants will need to wear comfortable jeans that go to the knees. Open toe shoes are not allowed for safety reasons. Comfortable cotton t-shirts are recommended, but nothing tight or that shows cleavage. • 11:55 AM Service Project Concludes • 12:00 PM Brown Bag Lunch/Depart for La Hacienda Esperanza (Reservation-106528) • 1:00 PM Tour of La Hacienda Esperanza Begins (ph. (787)-722-5882) • 3:00 PM Depart for Hotel • Evening Dinner on Your Own/Pack for Departure Friday, March 20, 2015 “Looking Back, Moving Forward” • 7:00 AM Breakfast in the Hotel/Bring Luggage down for check-out • 7:45 AM Finalize Group Check-out • 8:00 AM Depart for Caguana Indigenous Ceremonial Park • 9:00 AM Arrive at Caguana Park • 9:30 AM Tour and explore Caguana Park • 11:00 AM Depart for San German • 11:45 AM Tour of San German • 1:00 PM Group Lunch at La Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico - Recinto de San German (Cll Comerio Luna, San Germán, 00683, Puerto Rico; ph. +1 787-264-1912) • 2:15 PM Meet for Departure • 2:30 PM Depart for Ponce • 3:45 PM Arrive at Melia Ponce Hotel (Cristina Street #75, PR 00731 Ponce, Puerto Rico; ph. (800)- 491-9657) • Evening Group Exploration/Dinner on Your Own /Rest Saturday, March 21, 2015 “Histories and Legacies of Ponce” • 8:00 AM Breakfast in the Hotel • 9:45 AM Meet to depart for the day 7 • 10:00 AM Depart for La Guancha (Gateway to the Caribbean) • 11:30 AM Lunch in the Area • 12:45 PM Depart for Ponce • 1:30 PM Afternoon Tour • 5:00 PM Depart for Hotel • 5:30 PM Group Reflection • Evening Dinner on Your Own/Rest/ Pack for Departure Sunday, March 22, 2015 “Departures” • 8:00 AM Breakfast in the Hotel • 8:45 AM Group Exploration • 11:30 AM Bring Luggage to Lobby • 12:00 PM Depart for San Juan • 1:30 PM Arrive in Holiday Inn Express San Juan (Store bags in two rooms) • 2:00 PM Group Explorations/Lunch on your own • 7:00 PM Optional Group Dinner (confirm with staff leaders on Friday, March 20, 2015) • 10:45 PM Meet in Hotel with Bags to depart • 11:00 PM Depart for San Juan Airport • 12:00 AM Arrive at Airport Monday, March 23, 2015 “The Journey Home” • 1:00 AM Group I departs on UA1671 to Chicago (ORD) • 5:24 AM Group I arrives in Chicago (ORD) • 6:00 AM Group I departs Chicago (ORD) for Columbus (CMH) • 8:14 AM Group I arrives in Columbus (CMH) • 2:35 AM Group II departs on UA1653 to Washington, D.C. Dulles Airport (IAD) • 6:40 AM Group II arrives in Dulles Airport • 8:30 AM Group II departs Dulles Airport (IAD) for Columbus (CMH) • 9:50 AM Group II arrives in Buckeye Country/Thank Pilot • Morning CABS buses take groups back to OSU 8 The Puerto Rico Experience 2015 Helpful Information Getting Ready: • What should we pack? o Comfortable Walking Shoes o Lighter clothing (think late summer) o Sunglasses/Sunscreen (if applicable) o Longer pants/at least one longer-sleeved shirt (especially for the rainforest, shorts and short-sleeves are OK on other days) o Flip flops (for the shower) o Camera o Medications o Insect repellant o Light Snacks (no liquids in carry-on, OK for the checked bags) Getting There: • Will there be a fee to check bags? o Yes, there is a $25 bag check fee for the first bag, and a $35 fee for the second checked bag o Note: Carry-on bags and handheld items are FREE • Liquids, gels and aerosols--The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) allows each traveler to carry on liquids, gels and aerosols in containers of 3.4 ounces (100 mL) or less, inside a single quart-size (liter-size) clear, sealable bag.