Spring 2010: First class

Fifty-two days till we arrive in Sicily! Rick Newton, the program director, explained the history of the trip and requirements and we met the class: Jenna, of Connecticut, STPC major; Sarah J., a senior from Syracuse; Manish, who was born in India and does origami; Alex, of South Hadley, who has visited Greece; Lindsay P., a philosophy major; Stephanie, a junior from Tewksbury; Jordan, a junior from Quincy; Stephanie B., a senior from Connecticut; Sahar, a senior who has done research on prisons; Maggie, of Long Island, a journalism-English major/wildlife conservation minor; Demi, a junior, who plans to teach high school; Matt, an English major from Vermont turning 21 this weekend; Sarah of Easthampton, a senior majoring in journalism and art history; Lindsey D., a sophomore who plays flute in the marching band; Katie, a senior who has studied in Barcelona; Christian, of Athol who likes to travel cross-country and TAs Rachel, a senior majoring in journalism and legal studies and Joy, a Hampshire College student who spent last semester in Ireland.

For the next class: Research and write several sentences on whether your ATM card has use restrictions in Sicily and what the charges are for withdrawing money there.

Check out the Matador travel Web site and write several sentences about it as well as other travel sites you recommend.