tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9442902833900486232024-03-05T00:01:31.128-08:00Leaving CoCoA Blog for Contra Costa Community College District Study Abroad ProgramsScotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13837625282689965880noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944290283390048623.post-71739406505258581132023-02-09T00:00:00.011-08:002023-04-08T09:14:36.001-07:00Study Abroad Informational Meeting Schedule<p><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">OUR </span><a href="https://cocostudyabroad.blogspot.com/2023/01/study-abroad-informational-meetings.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Next Meeting</span></a></b></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">No time for a meeting? </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Check out the </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cA8rspqu9f8" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank">4 Minute Do-It-Yourself Meeting</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> Video</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://cocostudyabroad.blogspot.com/2023/02/join-our-facebook-group.html" target="_blank">Join Us on Social Media!</a></span></span></p>Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13837625282689965880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944290283390048623.post-15053600325322602282023-02-08T16:56:00.000-08:002023-02-09T07:51:11.208-08:0010 Reasons To Study Abroad<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ffd966;">2 </span><b><span style="color: #ffd966;">Learn about yourself, be independent</span><o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">Studying abroad is an occasion to challenge yourself with new situations that will test your abilities to adapt and learn. You may find yourself questioning some of your most long-held beliefs. All you need to succeed is an open mind and a good sense of humor. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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The perspective gained through a study abroad experience is second to none. Studying abroad is a chance to step outside of the ordinary and look at life from a completely new perspective. Many students return amazed that while studying abroad they learned just as much about the United States and its culture as they did about life in their host country.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="MsoNormal">
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">In today's global economy, study abroad can be a defining element to every student's undergraduate degree. Many companies increasingly desire leaders with the ability to live successfully in a variety of countries and work with co-workers of varying cultural backgrounds. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Don't believe it? </span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://cocostudyabroad.blogspot.com/2022/12/amazing-student-outcomes-from-study.html" target="_blank">Check the studies</a>.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0iJoICNzB7knru5ztrO5kqQQ-72EIVt3GCunHxkvqNZ49igsmC9BW4M-EDqheVdrXQj77XiBR3RU9kEGaLu8JnWU9-mTEKaBNHI5_igHgLHcBUGVJdgAqaPTOnBdIslsn517CpX-P4ag/s1600/Il_Duomo_Florence_Italy.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">Studying abroad is your chance to travel and gain perspective at the same time (not to mention academic credit). So many people travel abroad and "see the sights" without understanding the greater importance or significance of those places or events. By studying abroad you get to spend a great deal more time overseas, and thus have the opportunity to ask a lot more in-depth questions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">Living away from home costs money no matter where you live. A semester abroad is no more expensive than a semester at a CSU Campus. A semester in Chico would cost about <a href="https://www.csuchico.edu/fa/cost/">$12,500</a>. Study Abroad fees, courses & housing is about <span style="color: red;"><b>$9,000</b></span>. Meals, books and incidentals will add a little more and travel costs to Europe are slightly higher than to Chico… But hey, you’re in Europe!</span></div>
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Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13837625282689965880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944290283390048623.post-2990148251229555482023-02-08T13:30:00.016-08:002023-03-15T15:55:33.779-07:00Study Abroad Informational Meetings<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Come learn about how you can Study Abroad in Barcelona Fall semester 2023</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Meeting Schedule: </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: xx-large;">On Demand, Just email: <a href="mailto:smacdoug@dvc.edu">smacdoug@dvc.edu</a> to request a zoom.</span></p><p></p>Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13837625282689965880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944290283390048623.post-80734399905418864362023-02-07T16:09:00.007-08:002023-04-08T09:13:12.891-07:00Join Us on Social Media<p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial; 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font-size: x-large;">We have one who specializes in Study Abroad!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Christie Jamshidnejad, </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="mailto:cjamshidnejad221@email.4cd.edu">cjamshidnejad221@email.4cd.edu</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">And she has Drop In Hours!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Study Abroad Drop-in Hours</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">SPRING 2023: WEDNESDAY 3-4 PM </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">@ DVC COUNSELING OFFICE RM 231 </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><span> </span>(CHECK IN AT COUNSELING FRONT DESK)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><span> </span>02/15, 03/22,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">@ STUDY ABROAD OFFICE FO 219: </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><span> </span>02/22, 03/08, 03/15, 04/05, 04/12, 04/19,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><span> </span>04/26, 05/03, 05/10, 05/17</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">NO DROP-IN AVAILABLE: 03/01, 03/29 (SPRING BREAK)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">For Zoom meeting, email <a href="mailto:cjamshidnejad@dvc.edu">cjamshidnejad@dvc.edu</a> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">or you can meet any DVC, CCC or LMC counselors at their available time.</span></p><p><a href="https://www.dvc.edu/current/study-abroad/barcelona.html" style="font-family: arial; font-size: xx-large;">https://www.dvc.edu/current/study-abroad/barcelona.html</a></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p>Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13837625282689965880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944290283390048623.post-10954182632362471522023-02-07T14:55:00.017-08:002023-02-27T15:15:41.390-08:00Select Your Classes<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Here are the steps<br /><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1<span style="white-space: pre;"> C</span>omplete the <a href="https://secure.aifsabroad.com/Partnership/application/welcome.aspx?cpi=QGNYHA1CKBK8">AIFS online application</a><br /><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>2<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Harue (our Registration Coordinator) will check the GPA and Unit requirement<br /><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>3<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Make your $450 deposit <br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">When that is done, Harue will approve your registration and send you the course preference sheet you can see below. If you are already approved, you can fill that sheet out and <a href="mailto:htakanashi@4cd.edu">send it to her</a> to lock-in your priority for the courses. </span><br /><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div><br /></div></div><p></p></blockquote><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX9ja2_NiRAFJNIQTWWtlc523pIHORDutGkKLAlRmNk_0IuzXIdiKs2MqVo-4Rzhx6f6LEcbfwwXBTSn1GBUG7rf35eo_R489hN4QTRCYVqAws-zEPBRx6Xj9U721pUwV6pMNRzzWteNY1AI0kHCmbo-qeR7eLaIj__Nheu4yz3f1at1XeXpxCiTgg/s1584/CCCCD%20Course%20Preference%20Sheet%20Barca23%2001.26.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1584" data-original-width="1224" height="859" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX9ja2_NiRAFJNIQTWWtlc523pIHORDutGkKLAlRmNk_0IuzXIdiKs2MqVo-4Rzhx6f6LEcbfwwXBTSn1GBUG7rf35eo_R489hN4QTRCYVqAws-zEPBRx6Xj9U721pUwV6pMNRzzWteNY1AI0kHCmbo-qeR7eLaIj__Nheu4yz3f1at1XeXpxCiTgg/w663-h859/CCCCD%20Course%20Preference%20Sheet%20Barca23%2001.26.jpg" width="663" /></a></div><br /> <br /><p></p></div>Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13837625282689965880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944290283390048623.post-40703961530436860242023-02-07T14:53:00.005-08:002023-02-09T15:10:19.571-08:00Why Barcelona?<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_T5MP7ngpiWAG9fIVbdtKPSiA-uprKOnfsh-x-WXeRmoCQdA0ZiJ80WFCAE8wswj0skCQpiGDt4yBrpp0gNQ3TCjtUc2dSC9B9p0b5PVlvKxlxcL6p1RjDjDMj8xQi2zB5pWsJ-7xK3F1XnurPhj_dCuA2oPNfRYtJP6XTCdJMkx5bEJIm9yuWJzE/s600/barcelona1.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_T5MP7ngpiWAG9fIVbdtKPSiA-uprKOnfsh-x-WXeRmoCQdA0ZiJ80WFCAE8wswj0skCQpiGDt4yBrpp0gNQ3TCjtUc2dSC9B9p0b5PVlvKxlxcL6p1RjDjDMj8xQi2zB5pWsJ-7xK3F1XnurPhj_dCuA2oPNfRYtJP6XTCdJMkx5bEJIm9yuWJzE/s320/barcelona1.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Spain's Hip City</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">It is popular with the college educated, urban Spanish youth. It is home to numerous Spanish start-ups, successful Spanish companies, and large international corporations. It is unique in Europe -There is a lot of influence from French and Italian cultures mixing with Spanish heritage creating the distinct Catalan language and culture. It is home to Spanish fashion- Desigual, Tous, Mango, Massimo Dutti</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqpfjeF0d6YR-lJCdfn1UiPlNV8-ZxRE5ssyUjen595egqzZ5RQsq48HVyK2lWiatKhHRs1T7Rn6OD9nTSANW6HQWSU7KjkOT2M_nkFSk2nA4sTahN8QOT4u7UA1WHO0RHhBRfcTtbsvfuA94Frlt6d7u7mo3d7JOnZKxvToDHp8S6aRIBL8bR8F2P/s2276/77566_foto_22433-1.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2276" data-original-width="1840" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqpfjeF0d6YR-lJCdfn1UiPlNV8-ZxRE5ssyUjen595egqzZ5RQsq48HVyK2lWiatKhHRs1T7Rn6OD9nTSANW6HQWSU7KjkOT2M_nkFSk2nA4sTahN8QOT4u7UA1WHO0RHhBRfcTtbsvfuA94Frlt6d7u7mo3d7JOnZKxvToDHp8S6aRIBL8bR8F2P/s320/77566_foto_22433-1.png" width="259" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">CULTURE</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Barcelona gave us World Book Day- Every year, on 23rd April, Barcelona celebrates the patron saint of Catalonia with roses and books. Also known as El Día de los Amantes (Lovers’ Day), La Diada de Sant Jordi (Saint George’s Day), which coincides with the death of both Cervantes and Shakespeare, inspired UNESCO to create the World Book Day</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiE_p_zghgyz6lcLhswRBLpjYX5ie1bgnvrMmsI3wVQjRbplFW6gZh5LR-pDAP4_FAkLMlhGQZvimbYNMIO5xHCMH0zTdKrm_BZVR9zjw5BURbD-2cDAEi-GkHO64raT_7QdFQZVi8lH1fgwHkoTXF_d7zMMGkvLtWkIoeMnD39fU3oXb_MgWYEDti/s1350/4d90cb94b6c306cf6e84c78db4f6d72b.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiE_p_zghgyz6lcLhswRBLpjYX5ie1bgnvrMmsI3wVQjRbplFW6gZh5LR-pDAP4_FAkLMlhGQZvimbYNMIO5xHCMH0zTdKrm_BZVR9zjw5BURbD-2cDAEi-GkHO64raT_7QdFQZVi8lH1fgwHkoTXF_d7zMMGkvLtWkIoeMnD39fU3oXb_MgWYEDti/s320/4d90cb94b6c306cf6e84c78db4f6d72b.jpg" width="256" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">It has 9 UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Two of them – Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau – have been designed by Modernista architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner, while seven belong to Antoni Gaudi, Barcelona’s most famous son. These are part of the “Works of Antoni Gaudí” list and include Park Güell, Palau Güell, Casa Milà, Casa Vicens, La Sagrada Família, Casa Batlló, and the Crypt of the Church at Colonia Guell.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaC3i0MuZEA_7srxf_ShR6R4_ZvQUtHAi_u9C8fi22uahE1U2IK3LIQ85bF4XuVKIGFtPeoNfc85D26Pp-kKEFiNyOIYrwzKVG0owjbvDIfEh3dfnatTx8JpFMpbye7PdL6VI21JE0kYMzhtCh-BQxwJaNMrx1ltPlbICnKfcM4ejS5m55A4l37B9l/s980/BCN.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="977" data-original-width="980" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaC3i0MuZEA_7srxf_ShR6R4_ZvQUtHAi_u9C8fi22uahE1U2IK3LIQ85bF4XuVKIGFtPeoNfc85D26Pp-kKEFiNyOIYrwzKVG0owjbvDIfEh3dfnatTx8JpFMpbye7PdL6VI21JE0kYMzhtCh-BQxwJaNMrx1ltPlbICnKfcM4ejS5m55A4l37B9l/s320/BCN.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">COLORFUL ARCHITECTURE</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Modernism: Barcelona is really the home of 20th Century Spanish Modernism architecture with amazing examples of homes, churches and public buildings throughout the city in neighborhoods such as L’Eixample. Gaudi: Antoni Gaudi’s works such as La Sagrada Familia church, the Parc Guëll park, La Pedrera and Casa Batlló homes… famous tile mosaics and unique forms and shapes</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_T5MP7ngpiWAG9fIVbdtKPSiA-uprKOnfsh-x-WXeRmoCQdA0ZiJ80WFCAE8wswj0skCQpiGDt4yBrpp0gNQ3TCjtUc2dSC9B9p0b5PVlvKxlxcL6p1RjDjDMj8xQi2zB5pWsJ-7xK3F1XnurPhj_dCuA2oPNfRYtJP6XTCdJMkx5bEJIm9yuWJzE/s600/barcelona1.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi11WIfIJT51F8hpy0wtrQbVRRc20T1aO_GPRFrfXLskfpwwDTmBXqv5MphcYXuvocyp9C5hLUw1aJbzp4K2tD_jHhz5gcTCnanI63PbUI70C9eqCE1RH-3H28CHr69khEEethFtVShUNlu94nrk89knDb12x3mL1DEkZg6kydAC01UKoekzmV1VHv1/s550/Barcelona_beaches_Barcelona_Spain.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="412" data-original-width="550" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi11WIfIJT51F8hpy0wtrQbVRRc20T1aO_GPRFrfXLskfpwwDTmBXqv5MphcYXuvocyp9C5hLUw1aJbzp4K2tD_jHhz5gcTCnanI63PbUI70C9eqCE1RH-3H28CHr69khEEethFtVShUNlu94nrk89knDb12x3mL1DEkZg6kydAC01UKoekzmV1VHv1/s320/Barcelona_beaches_Barcelona_Spain.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>IT IS LOCATED ON THE COAST</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Barcelona has outstanding beaches. Four km of beach, including the famous La Barceloneta. The climate of the city is generally warm, and the beaches are nice and clean. Thy are easily reachable by local transportation and you can spend a lovely afternoon on the sand and sun after a hard day’s work in the city.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWzmZyysrvEJHId8YrGqk16sCEuT7PdY7k34DP2LNXMoNs02-vVbk6oWtCIdbkEfRZHGTXL_TCCFcfEaaDv-JZC3-tqt45HPA9wYhknkxfTVeztRT0WZmrFPEovETnBQ5jDuoVipTeBlYL9s4Efy7h0xlf5ZtXxC11CoYFyww211PLLX45iIsGO_LC/s1151/spanish_kingdoms_1360.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="863" data-original-width="1151" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWzmZyysrvEJHId8YrGqk16sCEuT7PdY7k34DP2LNXMoNs02-vVbk6oWtCIdbkEfRZHGTXL_TCCFcfEaaDv-JZC3-tqt45HPA9wYhknkxfTVeztRT0WZmrFPEovETnBQ5jDuoVipTeBlYL9s4Efy7h0xlf5ZtXxC11CoYFyww211PLLX45iIsGO_LC/s320/spanish_kingdoms_1360.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">IT HAS 2,000 YEARS OF HISTORY</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Barcelona was first founded by the Phoenician and then Carthaginians. It was also inhabited by the Roman and then Visigoths. The city was conquered by the Moors, re-conquered by the Franks and then the Spaniards when Wilfred the Hairy created the Catalan kingdom. Tourism of Barcelona webpage.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQuS3TasXoz4nf77ItbZLhAC1aA-1Yt_z1OAbR3aeFoimJt5o5XaL4CP7lkIUiE948zMOlmDkThSEERyWXtgG_SCC3RfJcHtZy9oXaZtBq0J-M0JWIcyRNpv5YSlJRfdrkPtDuRgBY4h_snO8Nq8fzIJXSzW66z_dE8ShP_6X4AXp_-Imr71cy5-Ak/s1200/Hot-Chocolate-and-Churros-in-Barcelona.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="1200" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQuS3TasXoz4nf77ItbZLhAC1aA-1Yt_z1OAbR3aeFoimJt5o5XaL4CP7lkIUiE948zMOlmDkThSEERyWXtgG_SCC3RfJcHtZy9oXaZtBq0J-M0JWIcyRNpv5YSlJRfdrkPtDuRgBY4h_snO8Nq8fzIJXSzW66z_dE8ShP_6X4AXp_-Imr71cy5-Ak/s320/Hot-Chocolate-and-Churros-in-Barcelona.png" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">CUISINE</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Churros con chocolate, Tapas, Paella, Pescaito frito, Tortilla española, La Boquería food market...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51dTznr2BzQhAkFGe_y-rcSB-gh5z9U7b-MMK79oHO2DI-rHqvQT57wkU22yp2wsZVawvIdIapGPc5tqPSM56Eg9rYkFtgjBHb6oYlqcJHP4PQdozUDrrksI5bkastn9q9UDLR9XYmwZnp2-2AywRwf0yywKRPzwwVPc4XFPiFyHoKh-iNynZ6pmF/s470/Barcelona-New-Camp-Nou.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="348" data-original-width="470" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51dTznr2BzQhAkFGe_y-rcSB-gh5z9U7b-MMK79oHO2DI-rHqvQT57wkU22yp2wsZVawvIdIapGPc5tqPSM56Eg9rYkFtgjBHb6oYlqcJHP4PQdozUDrrksI5bkastn9q9UDLR9XYmwZnp2-2AywRwf0yywKRPzwwVPc4XFPiFyHoKh-iNynZ6pmF/s320/Barcelona-New-Camp-Nou.jpeg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">FÚTBOL (Don’t call it soccer!)</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Barcelona is the home of the famous FC Barcelona club and world-famous players (current and former) like Messi, Iniesta, Xavi, Ronaldinho, Pujol, Piqué, Luis Suarez, Neymar, Lewandoski, Gavi… Camp Nou (home of FC Barcelona) is the largest football stadium in Europe and the Club Museum is the most visited museum in the city with 1.5 million visitors per year.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIHgeFy0CKNl2OYvGk8_VMJnXRNm_Qy7U-Qi4AZRAxCeIeiSpJiiAuUCtgzHhtDsJDdmAgckCSPPIo-krHxyIDMw2DefRWgpkQX5J0JoO-tU2w345_fgeo9TUOGV4MMZfWRJr8mDF8gNEzJW0UN4xfVQOaGWFHJZ09dIKogisIViK1tGJ6uC-1c65d/s1876/Catalon.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1606" data-original-width="1876" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIHgeFy0CKNl2OYvGk8_VMJnXRNm_Qy7U-Qi4AZRAxCeIeiSpJiiAuUCtgzHhtDsJDdmAgckCSPPIo-krHxyIDMw2DefRWgpkQX5J0JoO-tU2w345_fgeo9TUOGV4MMZfWRJr8mDF8gNEzJW0UN4xfVQOaGWFHJZ09dIKogisIViK1tGJ6uC-1c65d/s320/Catalon.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">THE PEOPLE</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Barcelona is the largest city on the Mediterranean Sea with a population of 1.6 million. The Barceloneses enjoy a “tranquilo” lifestyle. Evenings socializing in an outdoor café, strolling Las Ramblas or the port, they really know how to enjoy life! Your homestay families will be a great way to integrate and learn about their culture.</span></p>Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13837625282689965880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944290283390048623.post-22261552529819604282023-02-02T15:01:00.014-08:002023-02-14T08:47:48.061-08:00You need Financial Aid?<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">DVC has a Financial Aid expert who specializes in our Study Abroad program. She can help you figure out what might be possible for you and help you get it.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">If you are looking for Financial Aid, don't hesitate to contact</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(33, 33, 33); margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><i><span style="line-height: 1.2;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;">Sonya M. Castro</span></span></i></b><span style="font-size: x-large; line-height: 1.2;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(33, 33, 33); margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><span style="line-height: 1.2;">Lead Financial Aid Specialist</span><span style="line-height: 1.2;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(33, 33, 33); margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(33, 33, 33); margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="line-height: 1.2;">Financial Aid Office</span></b><span style="line-height: 1.2;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(33, 33, 33); margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><span style="line-height: 1.2;">321 Golf Club Road</span><span style="line-height: 1.2;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(33, 33, 33); margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><span style="line-height: 1.2;">Pleasant Hill, CA<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 1.2;">94523</span><span style="line-height: 1.2;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(33, 33, 33); margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><span style="line-height: 1.2;">(925)969-2089</span><span style="line-height: 1.2;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(33, 33, 33); margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><span style="line-height: 1.2;">(925)691-1132 Fax line</span><span style="line-height: 1.2;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(33, 33, 33); margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><u><span style="line-height: 1.2;"><a href="mailto:scastro@dvc.edu" title="mailto:scastro@dvc.edu"><span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">scastro@dvc.edu</span></span></a></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(33, 33, 33); margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><u><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(33, 33, 33); margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Here is some <a href="https://cocostudyabroad.blogspot.com/2023/02/dvc-financial-aid-letter.html" target="_blank">information</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(33, 33, 33); margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://cocostudyabroad.blogspot.com/2023/02/financial-aid-consortium-agreement.html" target="_blank">a form you may need</a> &</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(33, 33, 33); margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://cocostudyabroad.blogspot.com/2023/01/scholarship-possibilities.html" target="_blank">A list of scholarship possibilities</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(33, 33, 33); margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p><br /></p>Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13837625282689965880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944290283390048623.post-51531690074958031512023-02-02T14:53:00.001-08:002023-02-13T15:00:41.920-08:00Financial Aid Consortium Agreement<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXa7skMFJl70qhZrHCC6yGtG4JTPPA1Ww0FPQwrrP8Dt0ojkFn4hTzdG0oIJhteTjWlrf1G0ngyF2SMFVsO1OE-MGSUScb1vv2m-We3MSMbFRbBxghMQaiZ9otlhTX-sH7GQxH2kt_hM1BMCKZcHxUFqFttx7kSkk19YAGR3nOKivAsCtqLIQ_gUKs/s1584/Consortium%20Agreement%20p1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1584" data-original-width="1224" height="867" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXa7skMFJl70qhZrHCC6yGtG4JTPPA1Ww0FPQwrrP8Dt0ojkFn4hTzdG0oIJhteTjWlrf1G0ngyF2SMFVsO1OE-MGSUScb1vv2m-We3MSMbFRbBxghMQaiZ9otlhTX-sH7GQxH2kt_hM1BMCKZcHxUFqFttx7kSkk19YAGR3nOKivAsCtqLIQ_gUKs/w669-h867/Consortium%20Agreement%20p1.png" width="669" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvzTZEjDN2zIHeSF15ewR6aNG7tsYRGPF-ogXrZGh_4ZxJNpSwNtVxSVChYhZBM4a1qaUTQVF5ignr8CYtoVoD4BQcc5Enz77H_TJiWDqNEj5hof3capclnt93Si7KO3xCFqgReT-x1U2JSq4m28BqqLhG21PO1vU3IT0h6ZhJXjtS8Ie5_SoZU4T6/s1584/Consortium%20Agreement%20P2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1584" data-original-width="1224" height="851" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvzTZEjDN2zIHeSF15ewR6aNG7tsYRGPF-ogXrZGh_4ZxJNpSwNtVxSVChYhZBM4a1qaUTQVF5ignr8CYtoVoD4BQcc5Enz77H_TJiWDqNEj5hof3capclnt93Si7KO3xCFqgReT-x1U2JSq4m28BqqLhG21PO1vU3IT0h6ZhJXjtS8Ie5_SoZU4T6/w657-h851/Consortium%20Agreement%20P2.png" width="657" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13837625282689965880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944290283390048623.post-18687943322102414002023-02-02T14:48:00.001-08:002023-02-13T14:52:42.270-08:00DVC Financial Aid Letter<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIuFutyZKbbIXh1XikT1mazBRqXP3gd7B2yU-RRXkxTtRCBs29ULO3qtSMtHJOExxkljrGzAF-jRsErrnSaDTYE9iaXGiSsXYEND6_xCitY-cObLe4bvfu84nwAXXLTSpgVOFCDiw5ilIOD0GuOSQ0JAZMqDmaJZ1bANKxG97_0O2qW33eIRqLtn0F/s1584/StAb%20FinAid%20Letter.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1584" data-original-width="1224" height="970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIuFutyZKbbIXh1XikT1mazBRqXP3gd7B2yU-RRXkxTtRCBs29ULO3qtSMtHJOExxkljrGzAF-jRsErrnSaDTYE9iaXGiSsXYEND6_xCitY-cObLe4bvfu84nwAXXLTSpgVOFCDiw5ilIOD0GuOSQ0JAZMqDmaJZ1bANKxG97_0O2qW33eIRqLtn0F/w749-h970/StAb%20FinAid%20Letter.png" width="749" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13837625282689965880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944290283390048623.post-55331375993869384262023-02-02T11:23:00.002-08:002023-03-06T11:57:49.122-08:00AIFS Flight Information<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Barcelona Program
Fall Semester 2023</span></p><div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column">
<p><span><span style="background-color: white; color: #ff00fe; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>AIFS Transportation package</b></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Transportation package including round-trip airfare between San Francisco (SFO) and Barcelona (BCN) and round-trip
transfers overseas between the airport and the student housing on the standard program dates for $875, and mandatory
U.S. government and airline-imposed departure taxes, fees, and fuel surcharges of $446 (subject to change). Total= 1,321.</span></p></li></ul></div></div></div><div class="page" title="Page 2"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column">
<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Participants have the option of purchasing a round-trip ticket for the flight arranged through AIFS. Participants choosing
this option should note the following restrictions: Tickets purchased from AIFS are exclusively on scheduled airlines (not
charters). They are not endorsable to another carrier. Flights are not necessarily direct or non-stop, they cannot be
rerouted, and frequent flyer miles are not applicable. The AIFS Transportation Package includes round-trip ground
transportation from the airport overseas to your accommodations on the regularly scheduled program dates. <span>AIFS will
book flights only on the dates indicated on this document.</span></span></p><p>
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<p><span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>2023 PROGRAM DATES
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<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Saturday, September 16 - AIFS flight departs for Barcelona.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Sunday, September 17 - Arrive in Barcelona.</span></p></div><div class="column"><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Friday, December 15 - End of program. AIFS flight departs Barcelona. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Participants wishing to purchase the Transportation Package should select this option on the online enrollment form, or
if you wish to add the flight after you complete the form you must notify AIFS in writing by Friday, June 23, 2023,
Participants wishing to cancel from the flight must notify AIFS in writing by Friday, July 21, 2023. Cancellation penalties
will apply. Tickets are non-refundable after this date.
</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span>AIFS Airfare Regulations: </span>Return must be to original U.S. departure city. No refunds are available for any unused
portion of ticket. Stopovers are not permitted.
</span></p>
<p><span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Note: Participants contemplating returning home on a different date should make their own round-trip travel
arrangements. AIFS cannot book flights on alternate dates.
</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">AIFS cannot guarantee that all passengers will be booked on the same flight.
</span></p>
<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #ff00fe; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="font-style: italic;">AIFS will not make your flight arrangements for you unless you clearly indicate your travel preferences on your
online enrollment form</span><span style="font-style: italic;">.
</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">A minimum of 10 participants must take the flight for it to be offered.
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</div>Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13837625282689965880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944290283390048623.post-70651947082392317972023-02-01T13:37:00.009-08:002023-03-06T11:36:15.504-08:00Why Study Abroad?<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #04ff00;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cA8rspqu9f8" target="_blank">4 Minute Do-It-Yourself Meeting</a></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #04ff00;">Video: </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbwE8Bv0YKw" target="_blank">Introduction to Study Abroad</a></span></p><p><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Video: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygOBSt2RGDY" target="_blank">You SHOULD Study Abroad</a></span></p><p><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Video: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jh6_qJlAVOc" target="_blank">You CAN Study Abroad</a></span></p><p><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Video: <a href="https://cocostudyabroad.blogspot.com/2023/01/you-want-to-study-abroad.html" target="_blank">You WANT TO Study Abroad</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://cocostudyabroad.blogspot.com/2023/02/you-need-financial-aid.html" target="_blank">Financial Aid Information</a></span></p><p><a href="https://cocostudyabroad.blogspot.com/2023/01/semester-abroad-cost-comparison-2023_10.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Study Abroad Cost Comparisons</span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://cocostudyabroad.blogspot.com/2023/02/aifs-flight-information.html" target="_blank">AIFS Flight Information</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://cocostudyabroad.blogspot.com/2023/01/scholarship-possibilities.html" target="_blank">Scholarship Possibilities</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://cocostudyabroad.blogspot.com/2023/02/academic-information.html" target="_blank">Academic Information</a></span></p><p><a href="https://cocostudyabroad.blogspot.com/2023/02/do-you-need-counselor.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Do You Need A Counselor?</span></a></p><p><a href="https://cocostudyabroad.blogspot.com/2023/02/why-barcelona.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Why Barcelona?</span></a></p><p><br /></p>Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13837625282689965880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944290283390048623.post-74781832109237922992023-02-01T13:34:00.006-08:002023-02-13T20:20:41.338-08:00Academic Information<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://cocostudyabroad.blogspot.com/2023/02/do-you-need-counselor.html" target="_blank">Do You Need A Counselor?</a></span></p><p><a href="https://cocostudyabroad.blogspot.com/2023/02/you-need-financial-aid.html" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Do You Need Financial Aid?</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jh6_qJlAVOc" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Video: Y</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">ou CAN Study Abroad</span></a></p><p><a href="http://cocostudyabroad.blogspot.com/p/contact.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Barcelona Contact Info</span></a></p><p><a href="https://cocostudyabroad.blogspot.com/2023/01/instructor-bios.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Instructor Bio's</span></a></p><p><a href="https://cocostudyabroad.blogspot.com/2023/01/barcelona-sp-2023-course-offerings.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Barcelona Course Offerings</span></a></p><p><a href="https://cocostudyabroad.blogspot.com/2023/01/barcelona-course-schedule.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Barcelona Course Schedule</span></a></p><p><a href="https://cocostudyabroad.blogspot.com/2023/01/barcelona-sp-2023-course-descriptions.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Barcelona Course Descriptions</span></a></p><p><a href="https://cocostudyabroad.blogspot.com/2023/01/barcelona-sp-23-course-transferability.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Barcelona Course Transferability Chart</span></a></p>Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13837625282689965880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944290283390048623.post-62913897944610661432023-01-12T15:34:00.006-08:002023-02-08T15:59:26.800-08:00Get Registered<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">If you are ready to sign up, you can do it here...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.dvc.edu/current/study-abroad/barcelona.html" target="_blank">DVC Study Abroad Web Site</a> Mid-way down the page it says </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Go to <span style="color: #6aa84f;">AIFS site</span> and click "Enroll Online" to complete your application.</b> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Click that link and it will take you to the <a href="https://secure.aifsabroad.com/Partnership/application/welcome.aspx?cpi=QGNYHA1CKBK8">AIFS Registration Page</a> Three lines down you will see the link you need:</span></p><p><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>Click here to complete your enrollment form</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">You should email </span><a href="mailto:htakanashi@4cd.edu" style="font-family: arial;">Harue Takanashi</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> and let her know you have filled out the form. She can check and make sure it is all done and that you are all set.</span></span></p><p><br /></p>Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13837625282689965880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944290283390048623.post-37556966260771192572023-01-01T18:38:00.001-08:002023-01-04T18:40:18.942-08:00Barcelona Sp '23 Course Transferability Chart<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCG3R5AFqJt3fOCxQQw-eryy-MJEYWY0TN8PWBPuEhFs5bUXjr_XSCnVqwbepwt2pgtIko_aOuMJoGR2PciQPIMqM6r4wYvAra1qzIae-j6g7hzOw0UmuE-pU-5eca110vLtumQzauOTEdDdN1FfGVQCm0jrM0iC5z8sEIdHbKgALHQ8_q4fgvTCdE/s792/Transferability%20Chart%20Barca23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="792" height="513" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCG3R5AFqJt3fOCxQQw-eryy-MJEYWY0TN8PWBPuEhFs5bUXjr_XSCnVqwbepwt2pgtIko_aOuMJoGR2PciQPIMqM6r4wYvAra1qzIae-j6g7hzOw0UmuE-pU-5eca110vLtumQzauOTEdDdN1FfGVQCm0jrM0iC5z8sEIdHbKgALHQ8_q4fgvTCdE/w666-h513/Transferability%20Chart%20Barca23.jpg" width="666" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13837625282689965880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944290283390048623.post-67207666306808682502023-01-01T15:32:00.010-08:002023-01-31T09:53:29.796-08:00Barcelona Sp 2023 Course Descriptions<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 700; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;">Contra Costa Community College District</span></span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">PolSc 220 – Comparative Politics</span></span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: 400;">3 units, CSU/UC transferable. 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<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large; font-style: italic;">Catalogue Description: This course presents a comparative analysis of the political
systems of selected foreign states. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large; font-style: italic;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large; font-style: italic;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGyPl4M0KglS8zISpxeGIoPWMvo-INSqQ6T8g8oFagYihi9ht-a1IFzCUjhMKHCx5nGJYE98NjgYAX98HDTXaEGlBHH5yKNba4yb2jWZi0eNI1zLz-d_KZHBa9TLghzOqtI439R0SX7-pKELeCiHgPFZNZVVpy0CH3HZgSHqZdPWGmAHCMF7VNXLL/s1526/Madrid%20Palace.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1408" data-original-width="1526" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGyPl4M0KglS8zISpxeGIoPWMvo-INSqQ6T8g8oFagYihi9ht-a1IFzCUjhMKHCx5nGJYE98NjgYAX98HDTXaEGlBHH5yKNba4yb2jWZi0eNI1zLz-d_KZHBa9TLghzOqtI439R0SX7-pKELeCiHgPFZNZVVpy0CH3HZgSHqZdPWGmAHCMF7VNXLL/s320/Madrid%20Palace.png" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large; font-style: italic;">The origins and nature of politics, philosophies,
and cultures and their expression in political institutions and processes are
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<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Comparative Politics </span><span>is the ideal course for study abroad. Its objective is to
examine a cross section of political communities and ask twin questions: How
does a country organize its politics? And then: Why are politics organized that
way? </span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">When taught in the United States, of necessity, this course leans heavily on
the students’ familiarity with American politics, as it is often the only system that
students have ever experienced. </span></div><div class="column"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="column"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkP_pZEGfYJgCvQm2Tm-SDd7Ya27d-lFBFkwYb5YZDgSKvE23YVAXCimnOKX4NObVqtXI4iGM3auvWkPR69LCGgSKkmIwefdtZUGTq6d70snp16yJ12goWx2Wz5e4Tdzg4dS2BHZI4yJwNu5RO9rwUJ0MWndncF3AGBYh1s7dDk8kSDZGZKVJJc2LL/s1876/Catalon.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1606" data-original-width="1876" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkP_pZEGfYJgCvQm2Tm-SDd7Ya27d-lFBFkwYb5YZDgSKvE23YVAXCimnOKX4NObVqtXI4iGM3auvWkPR69LCGgSKkmIwefdtZUGTq6d70snp16yJ12goWx2Wz5e4Tdzg4dS2BHZI4yJwNu5RO9rwUJ0MWndncF3AGBYh1s7dDk8kSDZGZKVJJc2LL/w252-h216/Catalon.png" width="252" /></span></a><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The benefit of Study Abroad is the opportunity
for students to experience another system, first hand. Comparison is most
effective when the students are familiar with the concepts being compared.
American students are familiar with concepts like Liberty or Individualism, which
are native to them and quintessentially American. A student’s presence in Spain,
will give them opportunity to familiarize themselves with Spanish and European
perspectives on those (and many other) concepts. How do Catalans & Spaniards
understand, value and express liberty in their political life? Discussions that in the
US would be distant and abstract will come to life, infused with the students’
immediate personal experiences. Barcelona offers the opportunity to accomplish
this with nearly every aspect of this course. There is no better way to take this
course than in a study abroad setting.
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<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large; font-weight: 700;">PolSc 250 - Introduction to International Relations</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: 400;">3 units, CSU/UC transferable. Grade or P/NP.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large; font-style: italic;">Catalogue Description: This course is an introduction to various aspects of
international relations and politics. Topics include sovereignty, the nation-state
and international politics, the nature of the global community, international law,
world economics, the United Nations and other international organizations and
contemporary world problems.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeepnDUMCn53Q-APMuA8-lsji0X1zR3mLFQRnbiQwH3NNzIFbRwj7fACbEnQCFQ-eTerosthUQDVQZ_9oHXJsSpK33JvGULlei3Tvog5MfY_Cgvy9aV4eqNFiywkSdDv6Rk68zMPQ3S6xkufUlUjFXzozyYAd85B29yibRpxaVHAsqYUsDDfKa-s3z/s1500/Guernica.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="1500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeepnDUMCn53Q-APMuA8-lsji0X1zR3mLFQRnbiQwH3NNzIFbRwj7fACbEnQCFQ-eTerosthUQDVQZ_9oHXJsSpK33JvGULlei3Tvog5MfY_Cgvy9aV4eqNFiywkSdDv6Rk68zMPQ3S6xkufUlUjFXzozyYAd85B29yibRpxaVHAsqYUsDDfKa-s3z/w533-h200/Guernica.jpg" width="533" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br />In International Relations we ask: “Why do countries do what they do?” Our goal is to understand the behavior of states. We introduce and use concepts to understand this question in theoretical, and then practical terms. When taught at home in the US, our application of these concepts is somewhat constrained. Typically, because of the students’ familiarity with and exposure to US behavior, we apply the concepts to unfolding events, and then to the behavior of the United States. </span><p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGxIEHxWu7oEWuQa_dnCX2rZhVj8qQHXElDTsiynZRSz0MfTsJeD72-LH5pqXgSRfpF4512OM2kwCwCZQFzXQy2GXdx_ppaLbqdGt9G1BfShiyKABh2-eYqFGdo3rJTsfolmGr6X32-TGany2Y-zyEBTx-62TC81SKp3FHAc5ZcEYE7GrQPBc6jj86/s690/EU%20Flag.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="530" data-original-width="690" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGxIEHxWu7oEWuQa_dnCX2rZhVj8qQHXElDTsiynZRSz0MfTsJeD72-LH5pqXgSRfpF4512OM2kwCwCZQFzXQy2GXdx_ppaLbqdGt9G1BfShiyKABh2-eYqFGdo3rJTsfolmGr6X32-TGany2Y-zyEBTx-62TC81SKp3FHAc5ZcEYE7GrQPBc6jj86/s320/EU%20Flag.png" width="320" /></span></a><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">That is far from ideal as the concepts are intended to have much broader explanatory power. Being present in Europe, and with access to
European media, students will have the tools to apply the concepts to the
behavior of European states generally and to Spain specifically. As an example:
How would Spain respond to a terrorist attack? Our curriculum will present
concepts that political scientists find useful in considering policy options. As
Americans, the students will no doubt have contemplated this question. They will
likely be familiar with policy choices Americans have debated and pursued. We
will examine those and then explore the Spanish and European policies chosen to
address the same problem.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Where there are differences, we will explore what
accounts for them, doing the same for commonalities. In Barcelona, the
opportunities are limitless. We will be surrounded by people with ideas about
globalization, trade, immigration, climate change, war and peace that are, for
Americans, quite novel. Being exposed to them will dramatically improve our
ability to make sense of them. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large; font-weight: 700;">SocSc 123 – American Popular Culture
</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: 400;">3 units, CSU/UC transferable. Grade or P/NP.</span></span></p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMSyY54fmOXNQJXFyAFvexAIOs9lArwdU4-z6zbaZrpM_o57pUGSWtTHcvRd0sbNwIF3lbl2uafxVMMG4xnpQgcTOx01sT6OkGtucHuWQC2lAd9BkuOJi3ql6DsQYfTkOTX-zSBuM-fZebsrYQUzlPXlvUuqVYGEgqHVdogWqqaiTdisQvz3kegktm/s1796/Barcelona%20Pix%202.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1026" data-original-width="1796" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMSyY54fmOXNQJXFyAFvexAIOs9lArwdU4-z6zbaZrpM_o57pUGSWtTHcvRd0sbNwIF3lbl2uafxVMMG4xnpQgcTOx01sT6OkGtucHuWQC2lAd9BkuOJi3ql6DsQYfTkOTX-zSBuM-fZebsrYQUzlPXlvUuqVYGEgqHVdogWqqaiTdisQvz3kegktm/w400-h229/Barcelona%20Pix%202.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">More than a Club</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large; font-style: italic;">Catalogue Description:</span></p><p style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large; font-style: italic;"> This course is an interdisciplinary examination of popular
culture’s changing nature in American society. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large; font-style: italic; text-align: right;">Looking through the lens of popular culture, this course will examine social and political institutions, such as federal and California state government, and various values that shape American popular culture. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="font-style: italic; text-align: right;">The course considers the significant contributions of Asian American, Latino, African American, Native American, and Jewish communities in shaping the evolution of American popular culture, and considers the importance of women as both producers and consumers of </span><span style="font-style: italic; text-align: right;">popular culture.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">American Popular Culture (In Comparative Perspective) </span><span>Why teach a course that
focuses on an American theme? For American students studying in Barcelona this
course is the perfect vehicle to make the most their presence there. This course
opens the doors to many exciting opportunities to take what Spain offers and
bring it into the classroom. The objective of this course is to understand and
appreciate the influence Popular Culture has had on American society. The best
way to appreciate your own culture is to step outside that culture and regard it
from a new perspective. </span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv7MoPIBfAlmWOrsN7VHCg9LlMB7-0zd3jmET6-tgSawNU_NvQgmIL8eZYq0L55oUmRhZDN4sjZbQeoOGlaVZU_trLCsuo2Gh4wPdjC9OJxNaeQF7oXsmzKHz6qauBqmgizGqWlwwG_xXfGxlamyqqbhgJAf4E5t6E0N9nzYtNBLk-HkeY0PEd-iEQ/s1798/Barcelona%20Pix%201.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1027" data-original-width="1798" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv7MoPIBfAlmWOrsN7VHCg9LlMB7-0zd3jmET6-tgSawNU_NvQgmIL8eZYq0L55oUmRhZDN4sjZbQeoOGlaVZU_trLCsuo2Gh4wPdjC9OJxNaeQF7oXsmzKHz6qauBqmgizGqWlwwG_xXfGxlamyqqbhgJAf4E5t6E0N9nzYtNBLk-HkeY0PEd-iEQ/w400-h228/Barcelona%20Pix%201.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span>Casa Batlló</span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span>A sojourn in Barcelona provides the perfect opportunity
to do that. At the same time the course project offers students the opportunity
immerse themselves in the sub-culture of their choice. We will survey several
popular culture types/genres: Literary culture; Theatrical culture; Musical culture;
Visual culture; Electronic culture; Sports; Advertising and many more. While
learning about their own culture, its origins and influences, in Barcelona students
will have the opportunity to explore Spanish & </span><span>European culture and consider
how American Pop Culture differs from the culture that surrounds them.</span></span><br /><p></p>
</div><div class="column"><span><span><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;"><b>Santa Rosa Junior College</b></span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>HUMAN 5: World Humanities: Arts, Ideas, Values</b></span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">3 units, CSU/UC transferable. Grade or P/NP.</span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">Barcelona is a city on the cusp of the future when it comes to art, architecture, and thinking. </span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLypq4Qv7X7JX647fagg6B5H1aGnHKjt9uQipQZUmMKJxP8pbuu2PGPk1Dmusj9p_MFuxNfNPTu1Lw8uCLoeHefbi6K78E4bFPZsLjqK4G4G2B8JnB3uP5ReBJzmQq9oSlF5IPHT0La5d6YPV168GwLe-DAp1muCKk8CuWFkoyVDrYGoVx-cyAyMM3/s1350/4d90cb94b6c306cf6e84c78db4f6d72b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLypq4Qv7X7JX647fagg6B5H1aGnHKjt9uQipQZUmMKJxP8pbuu2PGPk1Dmusj9p_MFuxNfNPTu1Lw8uCLoeHefbi6K78E4bFPZsLjqK4G4G2B8JnB3uP5ReBJzmQq9oSlF5IPHT0La5d6YPV168GwLe-DAp1muCKk8CuWFkoyVDrYGoVx-cyAyMM3/s320/4d90cb94b6c306cf6e84c78db4f6d72b.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><br />With this in mind, we’ll look at the role of progress and its influences on art, music, film, and architecture starting with Spain and comparing it to other parts of the world. We’ll explore this firsthand through visiting museums, going on walking tours, and seeing performances. In this class we’ll, learn to curate an online exhibit of Spanish material and visual culture, visit MACBA, the Museu Picasso, and the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya.</span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>HUMAN 7: Introduction to the Humanities</b></span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">3 units, CSU/UC transferable. . Grade or P/NP.</span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">They say that people who don’t learn history are doomed to repeat it. . . but is that bad thing? What can we learn from generations that came before us and how can we use that to shape our future? This class is going to interrogate the difference between history and memory.</span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqBiZWy0QG5mP0PqAKTKueaNx6QZIBASAFDXlWgMgFzSPyrkU-6zgAHdvkbssZ-fWj4C4OhROQ5UsbvHaf9gJujn8iC2nmwm3NTCmiKuX7gtPnW0Zox3Y5RMlKjzjpBB9JkbdXbU8Ggg1jjwdz4TUk4nOu8bMRRkUX0ZA140CWgbcSX8LthdaLjjeg/s1800/03_BestMuseuminBarcelona__MuseuPicasso_shutterstock_675068254.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqBiZWy0QG5mP0PqAKTKueaNx6QZIBASAFDXlWgMgFzSPyrkU-6zgAHdvkbssZ-fWj4C4OhROQ5UsbvHaf9gJujn8iC2nmwm3NTCmiKuX7gtPnW0Zox3Y5RMlKjzjpBB9JkbdXbU8Ggg1jjwdz4TUk4nOu8bMRRkUX0ZA140CWgbcSX8LthdaLjjeg/s320/03_BestMuseuminBarcelona__MuseuPicasso_shutterstock_675068254.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>We’ll be visiting places like the Museu d’Historia de Catalunya, the Museu d'Historia de Barcelona, and the Museu d'Història de la Ciutat. With new laws passed in Spain regarding historical memory, we’ll start to interpret and analyze the ways the past impacts us today. We’ll have a chance to speak with local historians and activists about the role of history in Spain and its impact on the world.</span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>COMM 7: Intercultural Communication</b></span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">3 units, CSU/UC transferable. Grade or P/NP.</span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu39pg-e_z46h65Sd18N_wSG3IL4DbG7kVEfx84vjsRczKm2FAhjF--NOSrxKBhlnVeQQ2JPcXgZy1HlGypP93-FcFzuPXp4Hq5HoAQnAfA9EqJwkOultyIHDCt7IGzW6fpm13cYH0LNZLV6nxdHqPs8jQlh4ZEfFtrQlcZai4AeXK0ez8sGqHi-IY/s470/w.-eugene-smith-spanish-village,-argument-of-peasants.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="470" data-original-width="366" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu39pg-e_z46h65Sd18N_wSG3IL4DbG7kVEfx84vjsRczKm2FAhjF--NOSrxKBhlnVeQQ2JPcXgZy1HlGypP93-FcFzuPXp4Hq5HoAQnAfA9EqJwkOultyIHDCt7IGzW6fpm13cYH0LNZLV6nxdHqPs8jQlh4ZEfFtrQlcZai4AeXK0ez8sGqHi-IY/s320/w.-eugene-smith-spanish-village,-argument-of-peasants.jpg" width="249" /></a></div><br />It is never enough to just observe other cultures, we must also look at how our communication shifts through interacting with others. In Intercultural Communication, we will learn to analyze, incorporate, and speak about our own cultural understanding and apply these skills by working with a local group. If you like psychology, sociology, and anthropology rolled into one course, this is the course for you.</span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;"><b>Los Rios Community College District</b></span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>ENGLT 340: World Literature I (Ancient World to Early 17th Century)</b></span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">3 units, CSU/UC transferable. Grade or P/NP. Prerequisite: College Composition</span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">Not only will we study world literature in translation from antiquity through the early seventeenth century, but we will walk the streets where it all happened. Why just imagine the setting and the language and the food of a significant work when we can traverse down the actual alleys and neighborhoods that influenced the authors? </span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdsHpCX3sxRSRd5ZNKth3_GKutTH3aZZWucDWSi4G2brQnhNw_9cHFtAMLLEgqUucC7Gx1j6wPXjU4uS4qcJr2jav3Ld4OhEJl_Z3IKyQTtOHWrjrWACJhWDALExfbrmTzOIxjeOvFmet_bMOiR3TfAKC77eqCADtu5Ums4DUncbu1KKs-RlyNhqHK/s1151/spanish_kingdoms_1360.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="863" data-original-width="1151" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdsHpCX3sxRSRd5ZNKth3_GKutTH3aZZWucDWSi4G2brQnhNw_9cHFtAMLLEgqUucC7Gx1j6wPXjU4uS4qcJr2jav3Ld4OhEJl_Z3IKyQTtOHWrjrWACJhWDALExfbrmTzOIxjeOvFmet_bMOiR3TfAKC77eqCADtu5Ums4DUncbu1KKs-RlyNhqHK/s320/spanish_kingdoms_1360.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Take a moment and look at a map of Spain. It’s only 14 miles from Morocco; has France and Portugal to its right and left, and water all around. Think about this would influence life, society, cultural norms, thinking, advancement, and food. It’s incredible! Very few societies have that exquisite influence. In addition to significant works in the western tradition, masterpieces of non-western literature are studied. Ancient world cultures and historical movements are introduced, along with methods of literary analysis and research. The entire range of genres is represented and, whenever possible, works are read in their entirety.</span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>ENGLT 341: World Literature II (18th Century to Present)</b></span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">3 units, CSU/UC transferable. Grade or P/NP. Prerequisite: College Composition</span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">What’s happening in the late seventeenth century? Everything. The world is changing and geographic lines are being re-written through wars, succession, and royal marriage. Oral tradition has long been replaced by writing and the Gutenberg Press allowed for the sharing of information around the world. Spain was one of the most influential countries in this period with their access to water and open borders to the north and south. </span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7DkaVVDJ-bfNzhk57EYtYGo2psrN-gXLqFoE7K3BOuaENYeRKjILmvQxpykr4n_yKRwM9pVs9IaDK8e5xGUwpp9AcgYy2jPPG41wpVXQeZOpmR441wwMoT5qL7bDY-D7w3kUgs_JZ3_DPm7p7y4NjxJJy7VUKxbb89tpbM1p5w8csLvySHoCnn50m/s2276/77566_foto_22433-1.png" style="clear: right; float: right; font-size: x-large; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2276" data-original-width="1840" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7DkaVVDJ-bfNzhk57EYtYGo2psrN-gXLqFoE7K3BOuaENYeRKjILmvQxpykr4n_yKRwM9pVs9IaDK8e5xGUwpp9AcgYy2jPPG41wpVXQeZOpmR441wwMoT5qL7bDY-D7w3kUgs_JZ3_DPm7p7y4NjxJJy7VUKxbb89tpbM1p5w8csLvySHoCnn50m/s320/77566_foto_22433-1.png" width="259" /></a><span style="font-size: x-large;">Here we will visit Don Quixote and Don Giovanni as they make their marks on the world of chivalry and lust. This course surveys world literature in translation from the late seventeenth century to the present. In addition to significant works in the Western tradition, masterpieces of non-Western literature from Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Central and South America are studied. The entire range of genres is represented, and, whenever possible, works are read in their entirety.</span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>ENGWR 301: College Composition and Literature</b></span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">3 units, CSU/UC transferable. Grade or P/NP. Prerequisite: College Composition</span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1rnjZRJfXEtqoK56STWaStGah-GimK1lO6zYji26korzihdHphzMpNWGKa_LU8dFn2teewYhgenXn__v1w8m-8rqqc9hup6Q1xqjSGl-_eeB_u9H322mrZ5x64lGLMzL8GmBIGvn1sDbtXRmTKmjQekIOj9G08HBNBsvWH5YenH9wIdfPlHFVOrlb/s3500/RCMUSMXYFUI6LP6NTNXEL35MFE-1.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2009" data-original-width="3500" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1rnjZRJfXEtqoK56STWaStGah-GimK1lO6zYji26korzihdHphzMpNWGKa_LU8dFn2teewYhgenXn__v1w8m-8rqqc9hup6Q1xqjSGl-_eeB_u9H322mrZ5x64lGLMzL8GmBIGvn1sDbtXRmTKmjQekIOj9G08HBNBsvWH5YenH9wIdfPlHFVOrlb/s320/RCMUSMXYFUI6LP6NTNXEL35MFE-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Let’s delve into some more contemporary issues that influence our host country. How has the past formed what Spain is today? We will examine the literature of immigration, of royalty, and of living harmoniously in a multi-faith society. It will be a pilgrimage through the past to today – with explorations of topics that you bring to the course after exploring our environs. We will study literary texts, with emphasis on analytical reading and writing. It covers principles of argument and analysis, such as reasoning inductively and deductively. Assigned texts include novels, short stories, poems, plays or films, and literary criticism.</span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><i>Note: ENGLT 340, ENGLT 341, & ENGWR 301 all have a prerequisite of College Composition</i></span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;"><b>San Mateo County Community College District</b></span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>PHIL 100: Introduction to Philosophy</b></span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">3 units, CSU/UC transferable. Grade only.</span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">Introductory survey of philosophical questions about the nature of reality; the prospects for human knowledge; and moral, political, and religious issues. Intended to help students clarify their own thinking about such questions through learning and discussing how philosophers have dealt with them.</span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">Barcelona is a great context for teaching and learning philosophy. </span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ake4ybg4_QsRJ2lOiXQOlMpEK2Woq6xGuPpyouMcwxwC-Xahhr7l7tJ8K7hYMJBkvYvO0XpWH7wPHiUVV7xxhpIqKIfvqP3BZQkIWmSPzuUqYbo1POUrcOvcAu1j-rzMqlapD19gRUdQ00qxQftYmjaYqP55E9ZJA0-AomRU-JaK4Qv3fv7JffyL/s703/jewish_quarter_girona_place-full.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="402" data-original-width="703" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ake4ybg4_QsRJ2lOiXQOlMpEK2Woq6xGuPpyouMcwxwC-Xahhr7l7tJ8K7hYMJBkvYvO0XpWH7wPHiUVV7xxhpIqKIfvqP3BZQkIWmSPzuUqYbo1POUrcOvcAu1j-rzMqlapD19gRUdQ00qxQftYmjaYqP55E9ZJA0-AomRU-JaK4Qv3fv7JffyL/s320/jewish_quarter_girona_place-full.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Barcelona has a rich and diverse cultural history: from Roman to Paleochristian to Visigothic to Jewish to Muslim to the Catholic Monarchy to flirting with fascism to Modern times. Despite this cultural history, Barcelona placed a ban on teaching philosophy 1305. This intellectually hostile environment culminated in the Spanish inquisition—a very dark time for philosophy and the study of ideas. While it’s a very charming place now, it seems like an ideal place for interested students to look at the history of philosophy and ponder why new and challenging ideas have so often been unwelcomed in the cultures in which they arise.</span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>PHIL 244: Introduction to Ethics: Contemporary Social and Moral Issues</b></span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">3 units, CSU/UC transferable. Grade or P/NP.</span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">This course examines the concept of morality and values, representative ethical theories and includes their applications to contemporary social and moral issues.</span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Barcelona has many of the same social and moral issues we have in Northern California. There are significant issues with immigration, general economic struggle (10% inflation, 10.5% unemployment and much more pronounced wage-gaps than in the US) and homelessness. </span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMuQ7beSeV7LJrUHEbAiNw7vm0EcgTW1TJUEjcaCtk5iEIUu9luug1aegiN3YHbaFAAFQjB_aK-PUZK3QExypN__lBeobAGJuzQFTyEDJH3F3FLDzQD270movM1e0tQwCR2R0ZlhWQQkv63wd76Xk5hrwF7XKLvruMQ4okNyVufcCLkiDhXrVy5t1F/s900/homeless-in-barcelona1.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; font-size: x-large; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="513" data-original-width="900" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMuQ7beSeV7LJrUHEbAiNw7vm0EcgTW1TJUEjcaCtk5iEIUu9luug1aegiN3YHbaFAAFQjB_aK-PUZK3QExypN__lBeobAGJuzQFTyEDJH3F3FLDzQD270movM1e0tQwCR2R0ZlhWQQkv63wd76Xk5hrwF7XKLvruMQ4okNyVufcCLkiDhXrVy5t1F/s320/homeless-in-barcelona1.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: x-large;">Problems with homelessness and insufficient housing are strained even more by Barcelona’s robust tourist industry and foreign investment of vacation homes. This course will look at classical ethical theory (deontology, consequentialism, virtue ethics) and consider issues in Barcelona in the context of trying to better understand issues in California, the US and Globally.</span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>GBST 101: Introduction to Global Studies</b></span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">3 units, CSU/UC transferable. Grade only.</span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLZksrHou-jsnb8p6vTUTeBwC2HDFzUgFRr25XeGdBcRNU9j2OCMl9dYU69za7MLj4T0Bcc-3XrCX4p169UrfrNzmVvmGCVh4Nykbs-6VBECScSs03P4AYlp8CbdOT2zd8irCK_ySX3Qetf-MaHfYIH9H9WiNYrXIEztocodmYYIXiBzHr9g6UIJkA/s2024/BCN%204.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2024" data-original-width="1378" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLZksrHou-jsnb8p6vTUTeBwC2HDFzUgFRr25XeGdBcRNU9j2OCMl9dYU69za7MLj4T0Bcc-3XrCX4p169UrfrNzmVvmGCVh4Nykbs-6VBECScSs03P4AYlp8CbdOT2zd8irCK_ySX3Qetf-MaHfYIH9H9WiNYrXIEztocodmYYIXiBzHr9g6UIJkA/s320/BCN%204.jpg" width="218" /></a></div>This course is an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of Global Studies. This includes the history of globalization, and may include economic, political, historical, anthropological, philosophical, geographical, artistic, cultural and ecological developments related to the processes of globalization.</span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">We will consider how various issues affect Barcelona, Spain, the broader EU, the US, and the world. This “globalization” approach will make the time students spend in Barcelona richer by providing a meaningful lens to consider what is going on around them in and how it connects with them personally and with humans everywhere.</span></div><div class="layoutArea" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1rVggKvjV9DJtwV5AK2C8PfHZ28efvF-EN2FtQbojNkaQhmG5DRdZ8BBpgmSTlJ1GnXkYnXzKkvlQhVK2HbX_z4iOukGfvR2fekw9FizcgPmswjrlQ7hBsR_C1SJA-U8j4Qt-vc-dk1-VTPorJW7STtYj1uxiyBq7jaSboiQC2vnS-VgMeIgCrI3Y/s259/images.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="259" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1rVggKvjV9DJtwV5AK2C8PfHZ28efvF-EN2FtQbojNkaQhmG5DRdZ8BBpgmSTlJ1GnXkYnXzKkvlQhVK2HbX_z4iOukGfvR2fekw9FizcgPmswjrlQ7hBsR_C1SJA-U8j4Qt-vc-dk1-VTPorJW7STtYj1uxiyBq7jaSboiQC2vnS-VgMeIgCrI3Y/w307-h230/images.jpg" width="307" /></a></div><br />One of the topics we will focus on is the transformation of Barcelona’s historic centers, the most accessible and highly contested spaces in the city, and how these spaces have been intensively transformed by commercial gentrification, touristification and studentification.</span></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="layoutArea"><br /></div></span></div>
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</div>Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13837625282689965880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944290283390048623.post-36478772205934015032023-01-01T15:12:00.005-08:002023-01-18T10:03:23.755-08:00Instructor Bio's<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><b>Scott MacDougall</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><b>Diablo Valley College </b></span></div><p></p><div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column">
<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Scott is a student and a teacher of Political Science with a life-long
love of Study Abroad. He participated in his first Study Abroad while still a
student at Diablo Valley College in 1975. That adventure in Heidelberg, Germany
changed his life and led to an endless desire for the next opportunity to
experience Politics in new forms and in new places. It has taken Scott, as student
and teacher, to Montreal, Quebec; Berlin, Germany; London, England; Brussels,
Belgium; Florence, Italy; and now to Barçelona, Spain.
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<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsYOkNccpT5grj9sCcfRxLOWqYgecDHgBpKGrLvr3b9tZnNHbiZHUrvecQ6W06mJgOEvJ7r4tgoMgn7tKLMtAv8H4LCqy8CFvR-SsZWlzQz32432JqubXc3N1-YcrvULtZKHqhETGZdZsqwk3nRW41YwkD_hIclXpK1dxQOEJSogYMMEVcT95vW8zV/s1990/Smac%20Nic.png" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1341" data-original-width="1990" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsYOkNccpT5grj9sCcfRxLOWqYgecDHgBpKGrLvr3b9tZnNHbiZHUrvecQ6W06mJgOEvJ7r4tgoMgn7tKLMtAv8H4LCqy8CFvR-SsZWlzQz32432JqubXc3N1-YcrvULtZKHqhETGZdZsqwk3nRW41YwkD_hIclXpK1dxQOEJSogYMMEVcT95vW8zV/s320/Smac%20Nic.png" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Florence Study Abroad - Me & my friend, Nic</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Barçelona and Spain will offer another opportunity to explore in depth Scott’s
favorite subject: Exploring the influence of history, geography and culture on the
conduct of politics. He is excited to explore with students Barçelona’s rich past as
a center of innovation in philosophy, architecture, art and politics and modern
Spain’s pivotal role in confronting Europe’s immediate problems of economics
and migration.
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<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">It is a privilege to be able to accompany a new generation of students as they
begin their own journey of discovery. Scott is hopeful that with 40 years of travel
experience, spread across four continents and 20 plus countries, he can help
them start their own life-long adventure. </span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>Panella<br /></b></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>Santa Rosa Junior College </b></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Very few people have two PhD’s. AC Panella holds a Ph.D. from Union as well as a being a Professor of Hot Dog (P.H.D.).
His research sits at the intersections of trans/gender, museum, and communication studies. His dissertation focused on
trans collective memory as represented in visual culture and the built environment centering the SF Trans Cultural
District. He is a communication professor at Santa Rosa Junior College and started his career as an activist and organizer.
He has worked on a variety of social justice projects including ones related to urban planning, trans identity,
undocumented rights, the environment, and labor. When it comes to higher education he has worked in professional
development, student services, and has a passion for connecting students to their larger community. In the area of
museum and archive studies, he works the Union Institute & University Museum Studies Collective and is part of the
Georgia State Trans Oral History Project. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">When he isn’t square eyed from living on Zoom, he is teaching himself a ridiculous hobby, is a pet parent, and a truncle to
two super adorable kids. He tries to travel internationally twice a year and has been to 28 countries, to date. He believes
if life is a story, to make it a good one. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">HUMAN 5: World Humanities: Arts, Ideas, Values: 3 units, CSU/UC transferable. Grade or P/NP.
Barcelona is a city on the cusp of the future when it comes to art, architecture, and thinking. With this in mind, we’ll look
at the role of progress and its influences on art, music, film, and architecture starting with Spain and comparing it to
other parts of the world. We’ll explore this firsthand through visiting museums, going on walking tours, and seeing
performances. In this class we’ll, learn to curate an online exhibit of Spanish material and visual culture, visit MACBA, the
Museu Picasso, and the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">HUMAN 7: Introduction to the Humanities: 3 units, CSU/UC transferable. . Grade or P/NP.
They say that people who don’t learn history are doomed to repeat it. . . but is that bad thing? What can we learn from
generations that came before us and how can we use that to shape our future? This class is going to interrogate the
difference between history and memory.
We’ll be visiting places like the Museu d’Historia de Catalunya, the Museu d'Historia de Barcelona, and the Museu
d'Història de la Ciutat. With new laws passed in Spain regarding historical memory, we’ll start to interpret and analyze
the ways the past impacts us today. We’ll have a chance to speak with local historians and activists about the role of
history in Spain and its impact on the world. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">COMM 7: Intercultural Communication: 3 units, CSU/UC transferable. Grade or P/NP.
It is never enough to just observe other cultures, we must also look at how our communication shifts through interacting
with others. In Intercultural Communication, we will learn to analyze, incorporate, and speak about our own cultural
understanding and apply these skills by working with a local group. If you like psychology, sociology, and anthropology
rolled into one course, this is the course for you. </span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>Roxanne Morgan <br /></b></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>Los Rios Community College District </b></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">When Roxanne was in high school, she had the opportunity to study abroad one summer, and that was the beginning of
a lifetime of travel and exploration. She spent a college semester in Dijon, France (where she ate a lot of mustard) then
moved to London, England after college to work. She returned to the US to complete her M.A. in World and Comparative
Literature and settled into her passion for teaching. When not in the classroom, she has on her backpack and hiking
boots leading people on the Camino de Santiago in northern Spain. This 500-mile pilgrimage was founded in the 9th
century by followers of St. James and ends at the stunning Santiago de Compostela cathedral, where his remains are
entombed. Along the way she tilts at a few windmills (an ode to Cervantes’s “Don Quixote”) and Barcelona has become
her favorite starting and ending point when traveling – relaxing in the Plaza Mayor with a café con leche and churro con
chocolate. Literature is her passion and she has spent many summers as an intern at the Shakespeare Globe Theatre in
London, learning the nuances of teaching the Bard’s language and plays. Literature is a living, breathing entity and all of
its aspects should be brought together and explored – one must experience the food, immerse themself in the setting,
and feel the buzz of the society where these epic stories take place. Roxanne is so excited to bring you all to Spain where
you will take your first steps into a lifetime of travel and exploration. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Note: ENGLT 340, ENGLT 341, & ENGWR 301 all have a prerequisite of College Composition </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">ENGLT 340: World Literature I (Ancient World to Early 17th Century): 3 units, CSU/UC transferable.
Grade or P/NP. Prerequisite: College Composition
Not only will we study world literature in translation from antiquity through the early seventeenth century, but we will
walk the streets where it all happened. Why just imagine the setting and the language and the food of a significant work
when we can traverse down the actual alleys and neighborhoods that influenced the authors? Take a moment and look
at a map of Spain. It’s only 14 miles from Morocco; has France and Portugal to its right and left, and water all around.
Think about this would influence life, society, cultural norms, thinking, advancement, and food. It’s incredible! Very few
societies have that exquisite influence. In addition to significant works in the western tradition, masterpieces of nonwestern literature are studied. Ancient world cultures and historical movements are introduced, along with methods of
literary analysis and research. The entire range of genres is represented and, whenever possible, works are read in their
entirety. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">ENGLT 341: World Literature II (18th Century to Present) : 3 units, CSU/UC transferable. Grade or P/NP.
Prerequisite: College Composition
What’s happening in the late seventeenth century? Everything. The world is changing and geographic lines are being rewritten through wars, succession, and royal marriage. Oral tradition has long been replaced by writing and the
Gutenberg Press allowed for the sharing of information around the world. Spain was one of the most influential
countries in this period with their access to water and open borders to the north and south. Here we will visit Don
Quixote and Don Giovanni as they make their marks on the world of chivalry and lust. This course surveys world
literature in translation from the late seventeenth century to the present. In addition to significant works in the Western
tradition, masterpieces of non-Western literature from Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Central and South America are
studied. The entire range of genres is represented, and, whenever possible, works are read in their entirety. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">ENGWR 301: College Composition and Literature: 3 units, CSU/UC transferable. Grade or P/NP.
Prerequisite: College Composition
Let’s delve into some more contemporary issues that influence our host country. How has the past formed what Spain is
today? We will examine the literature of immigration, of royalty, and of living harmoniously in a multi-faith society. It
will be a pilgrimage through the past to today – with explorations of topics that you bring to the course after exploring
our environs. We will study literary texts, with emphasis on analytical reading and writing. It covers principles of
argument and analysis, such as reasoning inductively and deductively. Assigned texts include novels, short stories,
poems, plays or films, and literary criticism. </span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>Jeremy Ball<br /></b></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>San Mateo Community College District </b></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Jeremy Ball received his PhD and MA in Philosophy from Claremont Graduate University and his BA in Philosophy from
UC Irvine. He has taught Introduction to Philosophy, Introduction to Ethics, Symbolic Logic, Humanities, and Critical
Thinking at College of San Mateo since 2001. He is the department lead and has held many leadership positions at the
college. His current academic interests include the mind/body problem, logic, and stoicism. Trained in the analytic
tradition in philosophy, he is none the less an unapologetic fan of Heidegger and Sartre.
In addition to his academic interests, J Ball (as his students call him) is an outdoor sports enthusiast spending lots of
time mountain biking, open water swimming, skiing, and hiking. He currently lives in the Santa Cruz mountains where
he and his wife are recent empty nesters who pay way too much attention to their two dogs.
His goals for the next few years are to wonder and wander, have a pint or two with good friends, and embrace the now. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">PHIL 100: Introduction to Philosophy: 3 units, CSU/UC transferable. Grade only.
Introductory survey of philosophical questions about the nature of reality; the prospects for human knowledge; and
moral, political, and religious issues. Intended to help students clarify their own thinking about such questions through
learning and discussing how philosophers have dealt with them.
Barcelona is a great context for teaching and learning philosophy. Barcelona has a rich and diverse cultural history:
from Roman to Paleochristian to Visigothic to Jewish to Muslim to the Catholic Monarchy to flirting with fascism to
Modern times. Despite this cultural history, Barcelona placed a ban on teaching philosophy 1305. This intellectually
hostile environment culminated in the Spanish inquisition—a very dark time for philosophy and the study of
ideas. While it’s a very charming place now, it seems like an ideal place for interested students to look at the history of
philosophy and ponder why new and challenging ideas have so often been unwelcomed in the cultures in which they
arise. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">PHIL 244: Introduction to Ethics: Contemporary Social and Moral Issues: 3 units, CSU/UC
transferable. Grade or P/NP.
This course examines the concept of morality and values, representative ethical theories and includes their applications
to contemporary social and moral issues.
Barcelona has many of the same social and moral issues we have in Northern California. There are significant issues
with immigration, general economic struggle (10% inflation, 10.5% unemployment and much more pronounced wagegaps than in the US) and homelessness. Problems with homelessness and insufficient housing are strained even more
by Barcelona’s robust tourist industry and foreign investment of vacation homes. This course will look at classical
ethical theory (deontology, consequentialism, virtue ethics) and consider issues in Barcelona in the context of trying to
better understand issues in California, the US and Globally. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">GBST 101: Introduction to Global Studies: 3 units, CSU/UC transferable. Grade only.
This course is an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of Global Studies. This includes the history of globalization,
and may include economic, political, historical, anthropological, philosophical, geographical, artistic, cultural and
ecological developments related to the processes of globalization.
We will consider how various issues affect Barcelona, Spain, the broader EU, the US, and the world. This “globalization”
approach will make the time students spend in Barcelona richer by providing a meaningful lens to consider what is
going on around them in and how it connects with them personally and with humans everywhere.
One of the topics we will focus on is the transformation of Barcelona’s historic centers, the most accessible and highly
contested spaces in the city, and how these spaces have been intensively transformed by commercial gentrification,
touristification and studentification. </span></p></div></div></div>Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13837625282689965880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944290283390048623.post-82291470457792383982023-01-01T15:12:00.002-08:002023-01-10T15:44:12.437-08:00Semester Abroad Cost Comparison (2023)<p><span style="color: #01ffff; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;"><span>It’s not that expensive</span></b></span></p><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Living away from home costs money no matter where you live. A semester abroad is no more expensive than a semester at a CSU Campus. A semester in Chico would cost about <a href="https://www.csuchico.edu/fa/cost/">$12,500</a>. Study Abroad fees, courses & housing is about <span style="color: red;"><b>$9,200</b></span>. Meals, books and incidentals will add a little more and travel costs to Europe are slightly higher than to Chico… But hey, you’re in Europe!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtKpKeD_RJSDds43QtVR7QeZ1sxLfT_SPoksJ-el3jktSXzRX4rgKQhsp69i29f14afgbwT2TanMrg_x-27hCJbSAcG8cUSVRcINWASvU7GWQED5nPezIvAS3_pt4Tv7rh0-fe914m2D9Kka3sVSNTDJi2kaJOCqWdVrP6GyCQj4kyKKNoFWj20hPt/s1476/StAb%20Cost%202023.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="835" data-original-width="1476" height="357" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtKpKeD_RJSDds43QtVR7QeZ1sxLfT_SPoksJ-el3jktSXzRX4rgKQhsp69i29f14afgbwT2TanMrg_x-27hCJbSAcG8cUSVRcINWASvU7GWQED5nPezIvAS3_pt4Tv7rh0-fe914m2D9Kka3sVSNTDJi2kaJOCqWdVrP6GyCQj4kyKKNoFWj20hPt/w632-h357/StAb%20Cost%202023.png" width="632" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: large;">Below you will find some links to possible scholarship opportunities that might help make your semester a bit more affordable.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">AIFS Ambassador Scholarships- Open to NCSAC students with 12 units completed and a GPA of 2.5 or higher. 1-$1000 scholarship and 2- $500 available. *More information from your study abroad advisor.</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Benjamin A Gilman International Scholarship <a href="https://www.gilmanscholarship.org/">https://www.gilmanscholarship.org/</a> Open to US citizens or nationals; Pell Grant recipients</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Fund for Education Abroad <a href="http://fundforeducationabroad.org/applicants/">http://fundforeducationabroad.org/applicants/</a> Open to US citizens and permanent residents</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.studentscholarships.org/">http://www.studentscholarships.org/</a> The largest scholarship search database on the internet</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.internationalscholarships.com/">http://www.internationalscholarships.com/</a> A search database for scholarships for study abroad & international students</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.finaid.org/scholarships/">http://www.finaid.org/scholarships/</a> A student guide to financial aid and scholarships</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.fastweb.com/college-scholarships">http://www.fastweb.com/college-scholarships</a> A student guide to financial aid and scholarships</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.careeronestop.org/toolkit/training/find-scholarships.aspx?sf53479980=1">https://www.careeronestop.org/toolkit/training/find-scholarships.aspx?sf53479980=1</a> US Dept of Labor scholarship finder</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.gooverseas.com/blog/study-abroad-scholarships-grants">https://www.gooverseas.com/blog/study-abroad-scholarships-grants</a> Blog post with links to several study abroad scholarships</span></li></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13837625282689965880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944290283390048623.post-4523265532591084172023-01-01T11:54:00.000-08:002023-01-19T11:55:09.851-08:00You WANT TO Study Abroad<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/w-iF0qhEjd0" width="320" youtube-src-id="w-iF0qhEjd0"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /> Yes, you do...</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p>Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13837625282689965880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944290283390048623.post-84958798456714627792023-01-01T11:27:00.001-08:002023-01-10T11:29:01.056-08:00Semester Abroad Cost Comparison (2023)<p><br /></p><br /><p></p>Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13837625282689965880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944290283390048623.post-91474755216036535302023-01-01T10:52:00.003-08:002023-01-22T12:10:13.335-08:00Barcelona Course Schedule<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwnPGe50bhM5zssTB8rux7ZJ8nPdVAPwFoz3G6cmsJ0Apxwa59V2cnHL0v9MDfN9ET2WDLXihsiaXjmNuFcdouRnokPrWpAy3iWQCAi-9wpkYz_iqsRjDwd5JgG4024Pbkrqbysc6dJmMObef1cbfF7cECLmwUOGCVCSGO0kdCmfmssMEGWy0sgFPN" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="262" data-original-width="421" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwnPGe50bhM5zssTB8rux7ZJ8nPdVAPwFoz3G6cmsJ0Apxwa59V2cnHL0v9MDfN9ET2WDLXihsiaXjmNuFcdouRnokPrWpAy3iWQCAi-9wpkYz_iqsRjDwd5JgG4024Pbkrqbysc6dJmMObef1cbfF7cECLmwUOGCVCSGO0kdCmfmssMEGWy0sgFPN=w669-h416" width="669" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13837625282689965880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944290283390048623.post-61132284441093386862022-12-30T12:41:00.012-08:002023-01-04T15:45:32.332-08:00Amazing Student Outcomes from Study Abroad<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The outcomes, related to personal growth and values, career and professional development. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">10% of US Undergraduate students study abroad- setting students apart from 90% of peers when applying for graduate school or a job after graduation.</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">2% of US Community College students study abroad- setting students ahead of 98% of their peers on transfer. </span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">100% students experience a rise in the GPA after returning from Study Abroad</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">97% of study abroad students found a job within 12 months of graduation vs. 47% of college graduates found employment in the same period.</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">25% higher salaries: that’s how much more study abroad students earn than those college graduates who did not study abroad. That averages around $7000 per year.</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Skills gained; intercultural competence, an understanding of diversity, problem solving, etc. Personal aptitudes gained: independence, creativity, initiative, adaptability, flexibility, sense of humor, patience, values, etc.</span></li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Don't Believe It?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Check out the studies yourself: <a href="https://studyabroad.ucmerced.edu/study-abroad-statistics/statistics-study-abroad" target="_blank">the UC Merced Study Abroad website</a> (short) or <a href="https://assets.aifsabroad.com/images/v1659032819/PDF/outcomes2018/outcomes2018.pdf?_i=AA" target="_blank">the AIFS Study Abroad Outcomes study</a> (long). </span></div></div></div>Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13837625282689965880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944290283390048623.post-2250973833748593972022-12-02T13:27:00.003-08:002023-01-26T15:27:03.316-08:00AIFS<p><a href="https://www.aifscustomized.com/ncsac/barcelona_fall_2023/#" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">AIFS Web Site</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.dvc.edu/current/study-abroad/pdfs/Barcelona%20brochure%20%20Fall%202023.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Barcelona Brochure</span></a></p><p><a href="https://cocostudyabroad.blogspot.com/2022/09/our-partner-aifs.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">AIFS Video Introduction</span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.aifscustomized.com/ncsac/florence_spring/faqs.asp#" target="_blank">AIFS FAQ's</a></span></p><p><a href="https://cocostudyabroad.blogspot.com/2023/01/aifs-presentation-slides-video.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">AIF Barcelona Presentation Slides</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO57usBYVZ0WBnE373CPJj_85CZw_9kvr8RwzAqHKB5lrmHjA4Jbk2iGEBySYsxyLAZLUY3X1LwntbnbG9R6-3pQ84ukGD2XvKBR7UQiZ02gJCEiOx79svkONgqPNWCOUqudqfOj52D6Fm4TToG-Wiex9ZL0PsE0tSvf68zBCz9q9HIWPfNMgoLlAW/s1920/AIFS%20Barc%CC%A7elona.001.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO57usBYVZ0WBnE373CPJj_85CZw_9kvr8RwzAqHKB5lrmHjA4Jbk2iGEBySYsxyLAZLUY3X1LwntbnbG9R6-3pQ84ukGD2XvKBR7UQiZ02gJCEiOx79svkONgqPNWCOUqudqfOj52D6Fm4TToG-Wiex9ZL0PsE0tSvf68zBCz9q9HIWPfNMgoLlAW/w661-h372/AIFS%20Barc%CC%A7elona.001.jpeg" width="661" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13837625282689965880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944290283390048623.post-47462550599080456982022-12-01T13:52:00.027-08:002023-02-27T15:13:41.849-08:00Barcelona Sp 2023<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://cocostudyabroad.blogspot.com/2023/02/why-study-abroad.html" target="_blank">Why Study Abroad?</a></span></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cA8rspqu9f8" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-large;">4 Minute Do-It-Yourself Meeting</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.dvc.edu/current/study-abroad/barcelona.html" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-large;">DVC Study Abroad Web-Site</span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://cocostudyabroad.blogspot.com/2023/02/academic-information.html" target="_blank">Academic Information</a></span></p><p><a href="https://cocostudyabroad.blogspot.com/2023/02/you-need-financial-aid.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Financial Aid Information</span></a></p><p><a href="http://cocostudyabroad.blogspot.com/p/contact.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Barcelona Contact Info</span></a></p><p><a href="https://cocostudyabroad.blogspot.com/2023/01/instructor-bios.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Instructor Bio's</span></a></p><p><a href="https://cocostudyabroad.blogspot.com/2023/01/barcelona-sp-2023-course-offerings.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Barcelona Course Offerings</span></a></p><p><a href="https://cocostudyabroad.blogspot.com/2023/02/select-your-classes-here-are-steps.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Select Your Classes</span></a></p><p><a href="https://cocostudyabroad.blogspot.com/2023/01/barcelona-course-schedule.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Barcelona Course Schedule</span></a></p><p><a href="https://cocostudyabroad.blogspot.com/2023/01/barcelona-sp-2023-course-descriptions.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Barcelona Course Descriptions</span></a></p><p><a href="https://cocostudyabroad.blogspot.com/2023/01/barcelona-sp-23-course-transferability.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Barcelona Course Transferability Chart</span></a></p>Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13837625282689965880noreply@blogger.com0