FIELD STUDIES
TO THECZECH REPUBLIC
Things you’d probably like to know about this trip
When is it?May 31 through July 3, 2010 (subject to slight change based on flight availability)
How many credits?
8. You MIGHT be able to combine these with EDT/THE 223 next Spring for a thematic sequence, or make a self-created sequence.
How much does it cost?
In-state undergrad: Tuition/fees (8 hrs) $3784.64 (est)
Out-of-state undergrad: Tuition/fees (8 hrs) $6064.56 (est)
Air Ticket (est): $1400.00
Housing/trains: $1000.00
Meals, etc (est): $900.00
(Please note these are still estimates!)
What do you do while you are there?
Teaching conversational English in the Czech public school system
Three weeks living with host families
Lots of Theatre, Opera & Ballet
Travel to Prague, Poland & Czech Paradise
Your first few days are spent at Palacky University in Olomouc. During these days you will get lectures on the history of the city, on cultural aspects of the region, and a special talk on the Holocaust by Milos Dobry, a survivor of Auschwitz and Terezin. You will also go on visits to local castles, chateaux and other places of interest, begin your evenings at the Theatre, and get a bit of teacher training for the following weeks.
On our first Sunday in Olomouc, you will move in with your Czech host family. Except for a brief visit to Prague, you will be staying with them for three weeks. Czech host families tend to be overwhelmingly kind, and they will feed you seventeen times a day if given the chance. It is while you are staying with your host families that you will also teach conversational English in the Olomouc school system.
After the teaching-and-host family weeks, we all go to Poland for about three days, where we visit Auschwitz for an afternoon and Krakow for two days. Krakow is a beautiful city, and for the most part you have free time to wander—except for one opera and one required museum (they have a Leonardo).
After Poland, we slowly work our way back into the Czech Republic by way of what is called Czech Paradise, an absolutely gorgeous region of mountains, castles, rivers, castles, and more castles. We will usually spend at least a couple of days in the area, and this year we will also try to spend a day or two at Hradec Kralove, a lovely town that also houses a theatre festival (and a world-famous puppet theatre).
The last few days are spent in Prague, considered by many to be one of the most beautiful cities in the world. While theatre, opera, & ballet will be a primary occupation for you, each student on the trip is encouraged to explore Prague electronically in advance of visiting there, so that we can accommodate special interests.
Questions? Contact Howard Blanning at blanniha@muohio.edu or at 529 1270.