 Mimi Marchev and Lydia Thomson will lead a return trip to
Oaxaca, Mexico to coincide with Dias de los Muertos, or Days of the Dead, this Fall. In this age-old celebration residents traditionally honor their deceased family members by constructing ornate altars, baking special 'pan de la muertos', cooking the renowned Oaxacan black mole, and lavishly decorating gravesites. The trip will be a
combination of cultural activities, art making, great eating, and
general basking in the relaxed atmosphere of this beautiful Spanish
colonial city and its surrounding villages.
We had a wonderful trip last time -both artists and non-artists enjoyed it. Hope you can join us this time!
October 30-November 6, 2010, 7 days, 6 nights (Saturday to Saturday)
Hotel: TBA (extensions at hotel can be arranged for those wishing to arrive earlier or stay later)
Package Price: $1,400, including hotel (double occupancy), two meals a day, transportation to activities, entry fees, double occupancy (single room supplement available at extra cost, if available). A discount price of $1,250 will be available for those who are registered and paid by September 1, 2010.
Cooking Class: Learn to make a meal with regional specialities. Available for an extra fee.
Art Materials and Journals: bring your own sketch books & watercolors. Lydia will facilitate art making opportunities.
Airfare: Not included. Each participant makes his/her own travel arrangements
to Oaxaca.
Transportation: Van and driver to group events included.
Meals: Full breakfast at hotel and one other meal per day included,
including special trip-end dinner.
Entry fees to museums/sites group visits, visits to artist’s studios: included
Probable activities include:
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numerous opportunities to sketch, watercolor, keep journals, etc. (hotel
arrangement not conducive to oil painting)
- Altar making and visit to a local cemetery for Day of the Dead activities
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visit to weaving village of Teotitlan (weaving demo, meal at Pastora's home)
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visit to historic sites such as Monte Alban, National Museum, Botanical Garden, Cuilipan Monastery
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visit to outlying village such as Ocotlan
- farmer's market visit
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optional Mexican cooking class
 Mimi Marchev (left) works with World
Learning/SIT as their International HR Specialist. She
lived and worked for ten years as a resident director of the SIT
Study Abroad programs in Chile and Oaxaca, Mexico. She
co-led the 2005 RGS trip to Oaxaca and likes nothing better
than to share the wonders of Oaxaca with others.
Lydia Thomson is the Creative Director and a teacher at RGS (see faculty page)
Click the image below to view a slideshow from River Gallery's last trip to Oaxaca
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