OSEA Ethnography Field School

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 Posada Olalde Orientation Meeting at 1pm and Group Dinner	Ethnographic Arrival Assignment
Week 1	Seminars Maya Language, Ethnographic Methods and Anthropology Seminar	Field Trip to Chichén Itzá, Cenote Swimming, Meeting Artisans Shopping for Hammocks
Week 2	Seminars Maya Language, Ethnographic Methods and Anthropology Seminar	Field Trip to Yaxunah Ruins, including swim in Cenote
Week 3	Seminars Maya Language, Ethnographic Methods and Anthropology Seminar	Field Trip: possible sites, Ek Balam Ruins & Cenote, Rio Lagartos, Sacalaca and Huaymax Caves
Week 4	Seminars Maya Language, Ethnographic Methods and Anthropology of Heritage	Four Day Break Begins
Week 5	Ethnography Workshops (student focused discussions of their successes and frustrations in their research process)	Ethnography Research
Week 6	Ethnography Workshops & Research Conference (formal presentation of student projects to date; development of analytical-interpretative frame)	Ethnography Research
Week 7	Ethnography Workshop & Writing Up Student Ethnography, including lab work to prepare research portfolio & write-up ethnography	Ethnography Reesarch Writing Up Research Project
Day of Departure Final Program Day	Final Group Meeting and De-Briefing Departures FROM Pisté AFTER 1pm [Calculate 3hrs minimum to get to Cancun Airport by Taxi or 2hrs to get to Merida Airport by Taxi]	Completion of Student Portfolios and Submission of Final Projects

NOTE: Specific locations and dates for Program Field Excursions are open to on-site modification during the Field School.