Year
2001 Cultural Workshop in Indonesia
for Teachers, Parents, and Children
Application and Information
1. Name..........................................................................................................
2. Mailing Address...........................................................................................
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3. Telephone, fax, and email................................................................................
4. Professional interests.......................................................................................
5. Special interests in Indonesia.......................................................................
6. Health problems, if any................................................................................
7. Your afternoon Japan Airlines flight departs from Los Angeles (or alternate city at a different time) on Monday, July 23 at 1:45 pm. You will have a free overnight and breakfast at the Nikko Hotel in Osaka, a short walk from the airport. Although you must pay a departure tax of approximately $25 the next morning, the room would normally cost about $350 and the breakfast $25, so it’s a bargain!
8. Please enclose a deposit of $200 made out to "Center for World Music" and send to Dr. Robert E. Brown, Center for World Music, 4417 Shade Road, La Mesa, CA 91941, as early as possible to ensure a seat on the plane. The number of participants will be limited, with selection made on a first come, first serve basis. Payment is fully refundable up to June 23, 2001, if plans have to change. Otherwise, the balance will be due on that date.
Please indicate if this is
.................... One parent or teacher, this tour only ($1,995
.................... Parent (or teacher) and one child ($3,395)
.................... Other combination (consult with tour leader for special price)
Please add $190 for New York departure, or $220 for departure from Chicago or Dallas.
Total enclosed is $.........................on (date).......................Still owed $.....................
9. The Workshop for Teachers, Parents, and Children ends on Monday, August 6, with departure on August 7 and arrival in Los Angeles around noon on August 8. Participants who wish to extend their stay in Indonesia may request departure on any day (except Thursday, Friday or Saturday) up to September 19. Please indicate first and second choices if you wish to return after August 7. It is important to book your return as soon as possible because return flights fill up early and are difficult, if not impossible, to change in Indonesia.
Return departure date: First choice.................................Second choice....................................
An information sheet with more details about departure, recommended clothing, health considerations, Indonesian etiquette, etc., will be sent to you later, but it can also be found on our website. Meanwhile, the following may be helpful.
PRELIMINARY INFORMATION: Cultural tours and workshops in Indonesia led by Dr. Robert E. Brown have been offered by the Center for World Music since 1971. Most participants enjoy the broad scope and relaxed approach, and there have been quite a few repeat customers. The Indonesian people are famous for friendliness and hospitality, and by using common sense you can normally avoid the stomach upsets or other minor illnesses that often occur on a tourist itinerary abroad. You will be able to relax and enjoy your Indonesian visit knowing that our health success rate has been very high.
This year's Cultural Workshop for Teachers, Parents and Children grew out of a World Music in the Schools project which the Center for World Music has been developing in San Diego. It is the latest in a long line of workshops dating back to 1971 when the first organized on-site study program in Indonesia for Javanese and Balinese performing arts was specially set up for for foreigners. The success of many of the participants in that first group, who have used that experience to become leaders in their fields, has inspired the continuation of workshops and cultural tours over the years. The program is designed to be flexible enough to accommodate the special interests of its participants, and will include cultural workshops, hands-on experience with Balinese music, dance, and puppetry, tours to interesting places on the island, visits to museums, and the like. A unique feature will be the combining of Balinese and American children, most of whom are learning English in school, and this is intended to produce a wonderfully direct cross-cultural experience for both groups of children.
Before you can board the flight in Los Angeles or elsewhere in the United State (you can leave from New York, Chicago, Dallas, or San Francisco with payment of an additional fee) you are required to have a passport valid for at least an additional six months. Sixty-day tourist visas are automatically issued to citizens of most North American or European countries at the port of entry in Indonesia. No shots are required, but you may wish to check with your doctor for his/her recommendations. Malaria has been eradicated from the areas we visit. As previously stated, a detailed information sheet will be sent out later to all participants, offering advice about climate, clothing, packing, and health, as well as more detailed departure information.
Each participant is responsible for personal accident, health and travel insurance and by signing below acknowledges the intention to provide it. Your signature absolves the Center for World Music and its Directors of any future responsibility for illness or accident during the period of the tour.
IMPORTANT: The area we will be visiting (the island of Bali) has not been the scene of social unrest during the recent past, unlike a few other places in Indonesia. In the unlikely event that this situation should change, we will revise the itinerary, or in the worst case scenario, cancel the trip and refund your money.
Signed.......................................................................Dated................................