Travel-Study / Alumni Trips for 2009-2011
The Peruvian Highlands

The Peruvian Highlands
With Professor Ralph Bolton ’61
September 13–27, 2009

Ralph Bolton ’61, professor of anthropology, will lead a trip focused on the Altiplano of Southern Peru where he was a Peace Corps volunteer in the 1960s. Today he works in conjunction with Pomona College student volunteers in communities around Lake Titicaca carrying out projects in agriculture, health, education, tourism and arts and crafts. Visits to rural villages will be featured, including meetings and fiestas with Andean villagers, for an up-close look at problems of development.

The Changing Face of Vietnam
With Assistant Professor Hung Cam Thai
October 15–27, 2009

Hung Cam Thai, assistant professor of sociology and Asian studies, will be leading a trip to Vietnam—including time spent in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, among other locations—focusing on how that nation is changing in response to the global economy.

Future Travel-Study Programs
2010
• Slovenia & Croatia with Professor of Sociology Jill Grigsby
• Hawaii Family Trip with Professor of Geology Rick Hazlett

2011
• Walking Tour of Southern France with Professor of History Ken Wolf

For additional information, contact the Alumni Office at (909) 621-8110, or by e-mail at alumni@pomona.edu.