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Off theBeaten Path

in Rome, Italypage 7

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Sea Turtle

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California,Mexicopage 2

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Paris forMothers,

Daughters,Sisters, and

Friendspage 6

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Archaeologyof Hawaii:Oahu / TheBig Island

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Art MakingWorkshop

in Mali, Africapage 4

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The Plainsof Africapage 8

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MoroccoSahara

Odysseypage 6

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CulinaryVietnampage 4

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Build aSchool in

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AmericanSpirit Family

Discoverypage 8

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The History,Beauty, andRelaxation

that is Turkeypage 7

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The WestHighland

Way,Scotlandpage 8

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GreekOdysseypage 7

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Sea TurtleProject

in Costa Ricapage 3

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Guatemalaand

Honduraspage 5

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Study Italianin Italy

Bread, Wine& Languagein Tuscany

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Environmen-tal Protection

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StudySpanish in

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SocialDevelopmentin the favelas

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A free event from PCC Community Education

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 179AM 2PM PCC CLIMB CENTER1626 SE Water Ave, Portland, OR 97214

Go Global with PCC.

Join PCC travel staff and our travel operators for a free

information session detailing the travel opportunities we will

present in the coming year.

If you want to learn about a specic culture, study a language

while living with a local host family, or use your skills to participate

in community service projects, PCC Community Education Traveloffers the perfect opportunity for you to expand your experiences.

Come travel the world with us!

For more information call971.722.6621 or email [email protected]

Why PCC Travel?PCC Community Education continues to operate one o the mostextensive collegiate travel programs in the country. Here are thereasons behind our success:

Trusted: We take care to study our trips. Most o ourdestinations are inspected beorehand, both to rene proposeditineraries and to avoid notorious surprises.

Respected: We are part o PCCs mission to provideaccess to aordable and quality education.

Appreciated: We make every eort to ensure your travelneeds are met. Many o our participants are repeat travelers.

Valued: We take pride in oering the highest qualityeducational experiences at a price lower than youre likely to nd

through other organizations.

Enjoyed: Participants and trip leaders alike have consistentlyobserved that something in our culture seems to assure goodcompany. You wont nd any strangers on a PCC trip.

Learned: PCC Community Education adds substance to yourpleasure by making each and every trip intellectually rewarding.

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Sea Turtle Projectin Baja California, Mexico

Free Info Session: 9:00am 9:50am, Room 305

November 1 7, 2011. Join sea turtle expert Brad Nahill as a volunteeror the Grupo Tortuguero sea turtle monitoring project in Baja Caliornia,Mexico. Travel to the beautiul seaside town o La Paz, known or itsmany white sand beaches, perect or relaxing and snorkeling in theincredible translucent waters o the Sea o Cortes. Continue on throughthe jagged Sierra de la Giganta mountains to Puerto San Carlos toreceive an orientation rom local conservationists and head out in pangas

across Magdalena Bay to secluded Playa Conchalito, base camp orthe monitoring eorts. Here you will work with the shermen turnedconservationists to tend nets and search and capture sea turtles. Beorereturning to La Paz, visit Isla Magdalena and hike to the many sea lionrookeries and explore the ascinating areas o the unique ecosystemswithin Magdalena Bay.

$1,969 (approximate) includes room and board, localtransportation, and more. Does not include airare,airport taxes, and personal expenses.

VoluntourismDiscover the power o voluntourism! You can make a real dierence while exploringthe world with a real sense o adventure. Whether it is helping to save leatherbacksea turtles in Costa Rica, building a school in Belize or a community service project

in Thailand, experience a vacation with a purpose. Dont miss a lie changingopportunity to realize your role as a global citizen. PCC oers programs designedor adults who are committed to giving back when they travel, to contribute ratherthan take. Make a positive dierence while you see the world, enriching yourselin the process! A portion o the ees paid to some o these organizations may betax deductible. Consult your personal tax advisor on all issues concerning taxdeductibility o expenses associated with these trips.

Build a School in Belize


December 31, 2011 January 7, 2012. Join with PCC volunteers tobuild a simple elementary school or similar project in rural Belize. Thepeople are amazing, the country is beautiul, and the need is great!Participants will work alongside villagers in all phases o construction,rom walls to painting. Come celebrate our 7th year o involvement,become part o the community! No experience necessary. Belize is an

English speaking country.

$1,534 (approximate) includes ull room and board,local transportation, and more. Does not include airare,airport taxes, and personal expenses.

Look for these symbols to see what the price includes:

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Environmental Protectionin Thailand

Free Info Session: 12:00pm 12:50pm, Room 304

February 11 19, 2012. Join with PCC volunteers to work in Chiang Mai,

Northern Thailand. The people are amazing, the country is beautiul,and the need is great! Participants will work alongside villagers in allaspects o community outreach and environmental protection. Comeexplore this incredible country and see the amazing sites o Thailand.No experience necessary.


Sea Turtle Service Projectin Costa Rica


April 28 May 6, 2012. Join sea turtle expert Brad Nahill or a volunteerservice trip to protect endangered giant leatherback sea turtles in CostaRica. Spend nights patrolling a nesting beach and working with localresearchers to collect data and protect the nests while interacting withmembers o the small community o Gandoca along the Caribbean coast.

Visit one o the countrys nicest beaches, a remote indigenous community,a butterfy arm, and an iguana conservation project. No Spanish or sciencebackground necessary. Brad Nahill is Director o SEE Turtles, a locally-based turtle conservation project.

$1,739 includes accommodations, meals as outlined,in-country transportation, guides, and more. Does notinclude airare, airport taxes, and personal expenses.

Social Developmentin the favelas of Brazil


June 17 24, 2012. Join with PCC volunteers to work with communities inSalvador, Brazil. Come spend time in this estive city, and experience thewonder o lie in Brazil. We are working with partners on many projectsincluding construction, education, and environmental conservation.Come join us in Salvador this winter and see the intricacies o lie in thecultural capital o Brazil! No experience necessary. Brazil is a Portuguese

speaking country.


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Cultural ToursTravel with us and experience the stunning natural beauty, great historical sites, andarchitectural wonders o the world. PCC oers educational travel tours designedor adults who want more than a sightseeing vacation. Each trip is a learning

experience that truly engages the traveler. Each travel package includes lecturesto provide insights and inormation regarding the trips unique destination and ocourse ree time to pursue the experiences that matter most to you. Our guides arelocal and give you a thorough and ascinating inside look at each destination whilegiving you personal insights into their culture and way o lie.

Art Making Workshop in Mali, Africa


January 6 15, 2012. Mali is a country rich in culture and history. Theirart orms have evolved uninterrupted or centuries. Join us to work withlocal traditional and contemporary artists in a neighborhood settingon the outskirts o Bamako. No art experience necessary! Experiencemaking traditional and contemporary mudcloth (Bogolanni), with BabaWagu Diakit and Groupe Bogolan Kasoban. Groupe Kasoban is aninternationally acclaimed group o mudcloth artists that were educatedat the Institute National des Arts in Bamako. They will discuss traditionalsymbols and their meanings and work with participants on individualand group cloths. An optional excursion to the village o Soni Tienior hands-on demonstrations in other art orms and a mask dance

ceremony is available.

$1,122 (approximate) includes modestaccommodations, meals, workshop instruction,and local transportation. Does not include airare,airport taxes, visa ees, and personal expenses.

Culinary Vietnam


December 27, 2011 January 8, 2012. Eat your way romSaigon to Hanoi. Forget the hotel breakasts-well have a dierentlocal dish every morning with a Vietnamese coee, sugarcane drinkor something else that presents itsel. Try hot tou with ginger, tapiocaand coconut sauce, colored sticky rice with sesame and sweet sauces,coconut ice cream in a coconut, and all kinds o Pho. We wont only eat;well learn to cook several regional dishes in each part o the country wevisit and learn about the cultures, people and histories o Vietnam. We willexplore busy Saigon, the Mekong Delta, the Cu Chu Tunnels, markets andeven have dinner with a Vietnamese amily in their home. We will have ourhair and eet massaged, too. A 4-day Cambodia extension is available.

$1,922 (approximate) includes in-countrytransportation, accommodations, meals, guides,cooking classes, entrance ees, and more.Does not include airare, airport taxes, andpersonal expenses.




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Guatemala and Honduras


February 20 29, 2012. This is the perect year to explore the rich historyand culture o the ancient Mayan civilizations in Guatemala and Honduras.Start your visit with a tour o Guatemala City and a drive through the

highlands to Antigua, an UNESCO World Heritage site, to view some othe nest examples o Spanish colonial architecture and local artisanscreating the beautiul colorul weavings Guatemala is amous or. No tripis complete without a visit to the tropical orests lled with Toucans andSpider Monkeys and the ancient Mayan site at Tikal. Walk through Tikalsgreat plaza to see the Temple o the Grand Jaguar, the Plaza o the SevenTemples and El Mundo Perdido. Then o to Honduras and the Copanruins, the Athens o the Mayan world. These magnicent ruins are knownor their detailed carvings and remarkably preserved stelae.

$4,017 (approximate) includes airare romPortland, accommodations, most meals, guides,

entrance ees, and more. Does not include airporttaxes, and personal expenses.

Archaeology of Hawaii:Oahu / The Big Island


February 20 25, 2012. The real history o Hawaii awaits. Walk the

Kings trail and watch or ancient petroglyphs and migrating humpbackwhales, then cool o with a relaxing aternoon snorkel. Visit a researchand restoration project, where native plant and bird species andarchaeological sites are now being studied. Walk the battle eld wherethe ate o Hawaiis religion was settled and where stone cons still givemute testimony to the pain o this clash. Experience a 600 year old villagewhere Kahunas still come to train. Learn the true history o Hawaii basedon recent archaeological ndings, and then hear the version the touristsare told. Dr. Alison Stenger o the Institute or Archaeological Studies willbe the trip leader. Each trip is custom designed or your special interests.

$2,072 (approximate) includes round trip airare

rom Portland, transers, shared rental car, park ees,and more.

Learn the language before you goPCC Community Education offers non-credit classes ranging frombeginning to advanced in the following languages:

For more information and to see the complete list of language classes

offered, visit pcc.edu/community or call 971.722.6266

Arabic French Italian LatinPortuguese Spanish Vietnamese


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Paris for Mothers, Daughters,Sisters, and Friends


March 24 31, 2012. Create wonderul memories that will last a lietime onthis Mother, Daughter, Sisters, and Friends spring break trip to Paris. Youlllove springtime in Paris and the memories you bring home are sure to lasta lietime. From amous monuments to hip neighborhoods with cool caes,

a potpourri o experiences awaits or the seasoned as well as rst timetravelers to Paris and youll discover why the City o Lights is one o themost beautiul cities in the world. The river Seine divides the city into theRive Droite and the Rive Gauche and you will be able to see the sites bothsides oer with a ride on Bateaux Mouches. No trip to Paris is completewithout visits to its amous museums including the Louvre, as well asthe Muse dOrsay, and Muse Rodin. Well catch the Mtro headed orMontmartre, the highest point in the city, to explore la Place du Tertreand the extraordinarily beautiul Basilique du Sacr-Coeur. And yes ocourse, a visit to la Tour Eiel, nicknamed la dame de er, one o the mostrecognizable structures in the world and a global icon or France. Therewill be plenty o time or you to enjoy Paris on your own and a day trip toVersailles is planned. An extension to the South o France is available.

$3,021 (approximate) includes airare romPortland, hotel with daily breakast, museum visits,and more.

Morocco Sahara Odyssey


March 14 29, 2012. Exotic Morocco enthralls even the most experiencedadventurer. Tradition inuses its labyrinthine medinas, overfowing with

centuries-old customs and the colorul bounty o the earth. Village oasesseem to rise rom the desert, mirage-like. And the mighty Sahara, atimeless sea o sand, stretches to innity. Ater arriving in Rabat, one oMoroccos ancient imperial cities and its capital since 1913, we driveoverland to the Roman city o Volubilis, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Ater taking in a panoramic hilltop view o Fez, we leave the twenty rstcentury and all previous conceptions o urban design behind to enterthe Fez medina. Our Sahara odyssey begins as we drive across theMiddle Atlas Range, winding through beautiul pine groves and giantcedar orests. Well discover the beauty o mosques and sample regionalspecialties during a home-hosted lunch. And to get a true eel or themighty Sahara that has so decisively shaped this culture, well campamidst its dunes or two unorgettable nights and travel the desert thetraditional way on the back o a camel. In the intimacy o our smallgroup, well meet the Moroccan people, experience their traditions, andtaste the secrets o their favorul cuisine.

$3,667 (approximate) includes airare romPortland, accommodations, most meals, guides,entrance ees, and more.




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Greek Odyssey


May 25 June 3, 2012. History and mythology come to lie in Greece. Visitall the well known remnants o the Minoan, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and

Ottoman empires on a cruise to the islands o Mykonos, Santorini, Patmos,Crete, and Rhodes with a visit to Kusadasi and the ancient site o Ephesusin Turkey. Finish your journey with a daytrip to Delphi and in Athens visitthe Parthenon, Acropolis Museum and a stroll through the Plaka, Athensoldest neighborhood.

$4,517 (approximate) includes airare romPortland, accommodations, most meals, guides,entrance ees, and more. Does not includeairport taxes and surcharges, port ees, andpersonal expenses.

The History, Beauty,and Relaxation That is Turkey

Free Info Session: 11:00am 12:20pm, Room 305

June 16 25, 2012. This is not just an ordinary tour! Experience thehospitality o the Turkish people. Interact with the locals in the towns, touran underground city where the Turks fed rom their invaders, sail andsnorkel on a typical sailing boat or three nights and our days. Explore thebeautiul city o Istanbul and shop in the grand Bazaar; tour the TopkapiPalace, the Blue Mosque, and the Hagia Sophia. Travel to the historic sites

o Ephesus, Cappadocia, and the underwater village o the blue waters othe Mediterranean. Dont miss the beauty and the kindness o the peopleo this amazing country that is so rich in history.

$2,172 (approximate) includes accommodations,local transportation, most meals, guides, and more.Does not include international airare, airport taxes,and personal expenses.

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Off the Beaten Path in Rome, Italy


June 21 July 4, 2012. Join aculty rom Indiana University/PurdueUniversity Fort Wayne in the Eternal City. Walk the ootsteps o Emperors,explore pagan temples, Renaissance Palaces, and wander the vastspaces o Saint Peters Basilica, the Tivoli Gardens, the Coliseum,and much more. In the Vatican City you will view the masterpieces oMichelangelo and the Italian Renaissance. In the evenings you can relaxto the sound o Baroque ountains as you sip cappuccino in a piazza.Our hosts are the Benedictine nuns o the Camaldolese Convent on theAventine Hill. Rooms are in the beautiul Saint Scolastica Center andmeals are prepared in the Centers kitchen eaturing ruits and vegetablesrom the convent garden. This trip is in partnership with IPFW.

$4,217 (approximate) includes airare romPortland, in-country public transportation,accommodations, most meals, entrance ees,and more. Does not include airport taxes andsurcharges, and personal expenses.


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The Plains of AfricaFree Info Session: 9:00am 10:20am, Room 306

November 1 13, 2012. Spend an unorgettable 15 days exploring thescenic vistas and magnicent wildlie o Kenya. Search or lion, leopard,elephant, bualo, and rhinoceros on numerous game drives. Enjoy atraditional bush dinner complete with Masai entertainment. Visit the KigioWildlie Conservancy and the Rothschild Girae Sanctuary. Spend twonights in a luxurious tented camp, with all the amenities o a ve starresort. Enjoy a stay at the world-amous tree lodge, the Ark, oronce-in-a-lietime game viewing!

$6,566 (approximate) includes airare romPortland, accommodations, meals, guides,entrance ees, and more. Does not include visas,checked baggage charges, airport taxes andsurcharges, and personal expenses.


airfare cruise accommodations meals local transportation entrance fees guides/workshops

American Spirit Family Discovery


July 21 28, 2012. Get ready or the history, adventure, culture and theAmerican spirit that spreads throughout the eastern United States on thistrip especially designed or amilies who want to travel. From Philadelphiato the Amish Country with stops in Gettysburg, Colonial Williamsburg,Mount Vernon and o course the nations capital Washington, D.C. Everystop on this amily tour captures the story o a nation built rom dreams,ambition, and opportunity.

Family rates available. Includes round trip air romPortland, accommodations, 11 meals, guides,entrance ees, and more. Does not include airporttaxes and surcharges, and personal expenses.

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The West Highland Way, Scotland


July 1 11, 2012. Discover the beauty o Scotland while you hike throughwoods, over streams, around and up hills on the West Highland Way

better known as The Way. You will cover 98 miles rom Glasgow to Ft.William, hiking an average o 12 miles a day. However, on this tour youhave options! A van gives you the opportunity to ride when you want torest your eet. A driver with van will be shadowing the hike, carrying yourextra gear to the evenings destination. Lodging will be in a quaint ScottishB&B or Guest House. Ater the rst day hike you will arrive in Drymenready to relax with a pint or glass o the local drink and settle in or dinner.The last night in Ft. Williams we will celebrate with a well deserved dinnerparty. The trip is a photographers heaven. This trip could just be thebeginning o a wonderul extended journey through Scotland.

$2,122 (approximate) includes accommodations,most meals, guide, entrance ees, and more.Does not include airare, airport taxes, andpersonal expenses.


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Study Spanish in Mexico


Travel to Guanajuato, a charming colonial city north o Mexico Citynear San Miguel de Allende to study Spanish and live with a Mexicanamily, sharing meals, conversation, and culture. The program is ongoingand classes start every Monday - choose your own dates! The schoolcan accommodate all levels o language ability, rom beginnersto advanced. Prices vary according to length o stay and type oaccommodation selected.

Study Italian in ItalyFree Info Session: 12:00pm 12:50pm, Room 301Travel to beautiul Tuscany to study Italian and immerse yoursel in theart and culture that is unique to Italy. Attend a language school in theculturally rich city o Florence or the charming Tuscan towns o Cortonaand Lucca. The experience will be unorgettable. Participants will enjoycomortable accommodations with local hosts or dormitory/apartmentstyle lodgings to maximize local interaction. Pick the dates that are rightor you! The school can accommodate all levels o language ability, rombeginners to advanced. Prices vary according to length o stay and typeo accommodation selected.

Bread, Wine and Language in Tuscany


Experience la dolce vita in beautiul Tuscany. Pick the dates that are rightor you. This is an ongoing program. Attend Italian language classes inthe morning and learn about Tuscan wines and ood in the aternoons.Travel to local arms and cellars, learn the history o Italian wine and howit is produced, and participate in hands on cooking classes that will show

you how to make delicious Tuscan dishes. All this in an environment thatshowcases some o the most spectacular art in the world! The schoolcan accommodate all levels o language ability, rom beginnersto advanced. Prices vary according to length o stay and type oaccommodation selected.

Language Study AbroadWhether you are a complete beginner or an advanced speaker, cultural immersionis the astest and most rewarding way to learn a language. Every new phrase

learned can be put to instant use. Our partner schools have been careully selectedand are assured to be well established institutes, staed by highly qualiedteachers, in culturally rich locations. Each program oers a variety o culturalactivities to enhance your language study. In order to assure your placement, werequest you register at least our weeks prior to your desired start date.

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