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NEWARK, NEW JERSEY–Wooster junior Will Cary and I are departing very soon on a flight to Tel Aviv, Israel, and the start of our ten-day field trip to Israel.  We will be exploring the Jurassic of southern Israel (the Matmor … Continue reading →

The commodification of a culture is not a big surprise wherever a local population forms the service sector for a steady stream of foreign tourists.  Think of the identical tchotchske ceramic figurines of temples awaiting you outside any famous Buddhist … Continue reading →

  “The patient industry of such a people may well be supposed to have reared the immense mounds and the great stone structures scattered all over the country (p. 18). . . .For a brief space only we broke the … Continue reading →

Welcome to the Incidents of Travel in Yucatan blog!  Let me tell you a bit about our project and my own reasons for making this journey to Mexico. Our group is travelling in the footsteps (or as close as we can … Continue reading →

Poor Mexico:  so far from God, so close to the United States. –Porfirio Diaz I’ve  been wanting to go to the Yucatan since 1999, when people from around the world gathered there (for the fabulous fireworks at Tulum? One of … Continue reading →

I have wanted to know more about the Maya and the interaction of their lives with the larger world, especially as the world moves to visit them as tourists.  I am looking forward to better understanding the role that religion … Continue reading →

Matt Mariola writing, pre-departure.   I have two primary intellectual/experiential interests in traveling to the Yucatan Peninsula, and I think it will be useful to trace my thoughts on them now, before the trip, so I can compare expectations to … Continue reading →

The 2011 team for Global Social Entrepreneurship (Global SE) is getting ready to travel to Bangalore for the field experience. We have been invited back by Dream a Dream and EnAble India to work/learn with them. Over the next two … Continue reading →

  Because going to college wasn’t a big enough change this year, I am living away from home my first summer. After exams ended and all farewells for the summer were said, my parents packed up the car and headed … Continue reading →

This semester, Matthew Broda was able to offer a course in environmental education for the first time. The fruits of his class’s labor can be seen here: http://www.the-daily-record.com/news/article/5034408 EE Article Children have the most to benefit from a healthy environment, … Continue reading →