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STUDY ABROAD IN SPAIN: CAMINO DEL SANTIAGO

Texas A&M Study Abroad - Summer 2008
Spanish Advanced Language and Literature
Camino de Santiago, Spain
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Camino de Santiago Trip Offers Course Credit along with Lifetime Memories. Backpacking through the same Basque Pyrenees that Caesar once walked; exploring the trout streams fished by Hemmingway; experiencing a 1000 year old traditional Gregorian mass; Camino de Santiago Study Abroad can offer all of this experience and upper-division Spanish credit in just 25 days.

The Camino, cathedrals, museums and monasteries become the non-conventional classroom during the trip as participating students receive credit for Spanish 489 "The Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela through the Middle Ages" and Spanish 411 "Contemporary Hispanic Society and Culture." This unique study abroad combines backpacking, Spanish culture and the legendary "Camino" or path, which has been trekked by great figures in history such as Caesar, Charlemagne, and Napoleon.

Through introspective daily journal writings in Spanish, discussions of political and social issues of Camino and much more, Texas A&M University students gain cultural and social insight through the Camino de Santiago Study Abroad. Students also receive their "Pilgrim's passport", official documentation of the journey stamped by each monastery, government and cultural site from the Pyrenees to Santiago de Compostela. Camino de Santiago offers opportunities for students to improve their oral and written Spanish fluency as well as cultural perspective as they interact with a diverse range of foot-travelers embarking on the same 'pilgrimage' path.

Students may have the opportunity to visit a few of the "Campus-Stellae" universities along the Camino such as Universidad de La Rioja, Logroño; Universidad de Burgos, Burgos; Universidad de León, Leon; UNED, Ponferrada; Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago. The Camino de Santiago Study Abroad is sure to challenge even the most ambitious student with the fascinating courses, daily 15-17 kilometer hikes and noteworthy historical sites.

• Dates: Summer Session I: May 12 - June 8, 2008
• Location: Camino de Santiago, Northern Spain
• Cost: To be Determined

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Informational Sessions:

• Dates: October 16, 23 and 24, 2007
• Location: ACAD 130
• Time: 5:00 - 6:00 PM

For further inquiries, please contact:

Dr. Nancy Joe Dyer,
Professor of Spanish
Department of Hispanic Studies
Texas A&M University
TAMU 4238
College Station, TX 77843 USA
Phone: (979) 845-2103
Fax: (979) 845-4893
E-Mail: caminoags08@gmail.com