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Schedule of Activities
Specific activities can change for each year. Note however that the dates and times of arrival do not change. Students must take these times of arrival and departure into consideration when planning their trips and flights. On the OSEA travel information pages you can find out about travel times and bus schedules to/from Piste to airports in order to make appropriate travel plans.
| Arrival Day |
Arrival by 12pm on-site in OSEA in Piste
Orientation Meeting at 1pm, group lunch, move to Homestays |
Ethnographic Arrival Assignment |
| Week 1 |
Seminars
Ethnographic Methods and Anthropology Seminar |
Field Trips
Shopping for Hammocks |
| Week 2 |
Seminars
Ethnographic Methods and Anthropology Seminar |
Ethnography Research |
| Week 3 |
Ethnographic Methods and Anthropology Seminar |
Ethnography Research |
| Week 4 |
Seminars
Ethnographic Methods and Anthropology of Heritage |
Ethnography Research
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| Week 5 |
Ethnography Workshops
(student focused discussions of their successes and frustrations in their research process) |
Ethnography Research |
| Week 6 |
Ethnography Workshop &
Writing Up Student Ethnography, including lab work to prepare research portfolio & write-up ethnography |
Writing Up Research Project
Completion of Student Portfolios and Submission of Final Projects |
Day of Departure
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Departures FROM Pisté AFTER 1pm
[Calculate 3hrs minimum to get to Cancun Airport by Taxi
2hrs to get to Merida Airport by Taxi] |
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NOTE: Specific locations and dates for Program Field Excursions are open to on-site modification during the Field School.
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