Itinerary and Mailing Information

Hello everyone!

This is my first post before I leave from Boston to embark on my little tour of the world this semester! To give you a taste of where I'm going to be when/where and how to contact me, here is my itinerary and contact information! I can't wait to share my experiences with you this semester through this blog and will try to update it as regularly as I can! Enjoy!

- Hoi See

International Honors Program
Health and Community, Spring 2008
Week-by-Week Itinerary
December 12, 2007
16 weeks: 15 weeks programming plus 1 week vacation

1 WEEK
Week 1: Program Orientation in Geneva
Accommodation: Group stay in a hostel
*Students are responsible for their own arrival to Boston, Logan Airport.

5 WEEKS (4 Weeks + 1 Week Vacation): Bangalore and Kerela
Weeks 1 and 2: Homestays in Bangalore
Week 3: Case Studies
Week 4: Kerela
Week 5: Vacation
Accommodation: Combination of group housing and homestays
*Arrive in and depart from Bangalore.

4 WEEKS: Beijing
Weeks 1 and 2: Homestays
Weeks 3 and 4: Guest house and rural stay (2 days)
*Arrive in and depart from Beijing.

5 WEEKS (4 Weeks + 1 Week Wrap-up): Cape Town
Week 1: Hostel in Cape Town and Homestays in a Township
Week 2: Homestays in a Township and in Cape Town
Weeks 3 and 4: Homestays in Cape Town
Week 5: Retreat Center in Malmesbury
IHP itineraries, schedules and accommodations are subject to change. Dates refer to local time

International Honors Program (IHP)

Health and Community, Spring 2008

OVERSEAS MAILING ADDRESS LIST

Mail: Mail delivery can require anywhere from ten days to three weeks. Do not send packages. IHP will not forward student mail. IHP cannot be held responsible for lost mail. Addresses and dates are subject to change.

Geneva, Switzerland January 18 – January 26

Student Mail:

Student Name

28-30, rue de Rotschild

1202 Geneva – Switzerland

Emergency Contact: +41 76 244 50 42 (cell number)

Calling from abroad: Country Code (41), City Code (22)

Bangalore & Kerala, India January 27 – March 4

Vacation: Vacation begins the evening of Sunday, February 24 in Kerala. Students are expected to return to their respective homestays by 10:00 a.m on the Tuesday of March 3. The group will gather on the evening of March 3 for a farewell gathering and depart for Beijing on March 4.

Student Mail:

IHP c/o Environmental Support Group

105 East End ‘B’ Main Road

9^th Block, Jayanagar

Bangalore 560 069 INDIA

Emergency Contact:

Emergency Phone/Fax: Leo Saldanha or Bhargavi Rao 011-91-80-2244-1977 or 011-91-80-2653-1339

or Fax: 011-91-80-2653-4364

Alternate Emergency Phone: (Bhargavi home) 011-91-80-2679-0027

Mobile (Leo): 011-91-94-4837-7403 (Bhargavi): 011-91-94-4837-7401

Calling from abroad: Country Code (91), City Code (80)

Beijing, China March 5 – April 4

Student Mail:

c/o Dr. Ren Xu

Main Building, 9th Floor

No. 16 Nan Xiao Jie, Dongzhimennei

Beijing, 100700 China

Emergency Contact:

Hong Mautz, Emergency cell: 011-86-137-1890-6546

Calling from abroad: Country Code (86), City Code: Beijing (10)

South Africa April 5 – May 9

Student Mail:

Chris Colvin and Natalie Leon

(for [student’s name])

7 Alfred St.

Observatory 7925

Cape Town, South Africa

Emergency Contact: Chris Colvin

Cell: 011-27-83-453-9438

Secondary Cell: 011-27-83-454-8567

Land: 011-27-21-447-7605

Calling from abroad: Country Code (27), City Code: Cape Town (21))