Two Different Cultures Side by Side: Spain and Morocco Billed Fee: $3,870.00

To really learn about a different culture, you have to experience it first-hand. We will learn from teachers, and families, in both Spain and Morocco.

IES will support the project and arrange home stay experiences which has been the high point for previous students.

We’ll spend 9 days each in Granada, Spain, and Rabat, Morocco, and student will live with host families the entire time.

Morocco's culture is Arab and Islamic, but includes strong French and Spanish influences.

Our study of culture will include the history, food, architecture, religion, language, arts, sports, theater, family life, and more.

Upon our return, we will put together a book of annotated photos, with our blog entries, to be professionally printed for everyone.

Each student will research one aspect of culture in these two cultures, and give a 10-15' presentation upon returning to Wofford.

Billed fee above includes airfare, transportation to/from airport, all ground transportation and entrance fees for included events, homestay lodging, most breakfasts and dinners, fees/tickets for events, museums, etc.

Additional Estimated Expenses: $640 (some meals, local transportation, passport, cell phone rental)

Tangier

This trip will be modeled after the 2014, by IES, except it will be longer, and have more home-stay!

Pre-departure: Jan 4-6

Survival Spanish: 2.5 hours

Survival Arabic: 2.5 hours

History and Culture: 5 hours

Cross-cultural survival: 2 hours: International Programs

Modern Islam: 2 hours, Dr. Jones

Flamenco: form of Spanish folk music and dance from southern Spain. It includes cante (singing), toque (guitar playing), baile (dance) and jaleo, which refers to the vocalizations and rhythmic sounds of palmas (handclapping) and pitos (finger snapping)

Hamman Arab and Turkish baths

IES Granada

Casablanca

IES center

Students who went on IES trip to Japan with me this year:

Questions?