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The team will be leaving Miami airport and flying to London
The team needs to leave the Miami airport on AA #1527 at 7:15pm and arriving in London at 8:40 am Mar. 2 They will sleep in the plane. -
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The Amazing Culture challenge trip
The participants, Ariana Richter and Winslyn Parrish will travel around the world and complete the cultural challenges that were set up for them!+ -
The team will take a taxi to Neasdon and visit the Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Temple. The Arti Ceremony Challenge.
The Arti, which is one of the most important ceremonies of HINDUISIM (one of the oldest religions in the modern world that does not have a single founder.) is performed at the Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Temple, in Neasdon,. The CUSTOM (practice routinely followed by a group of people,) of the Arati ceremony involves waving lighted wicks before sacred images to infuse the flames with the Deities’ love, energy and blessings. The people performing the Arti ceremony express their CULTURAL IDENTITY ( -
The team will take a taxi back to London and sight see.
The team will tour Buckingham Palace, Big Ben and Westminister Abbey. This will take place from 3:00-5:30 pm -
The team will walk to The Red Lion for dinner.
After a full day of learning this culture, the team will enjoy a delicious Fish ‘n Chips meal at a famous and traditional English restaurant. -
The team will walk to St. Pancras International train station.
The team will take the train using their Eurostar Express to Paris, France at 7:00pm and arrive at 9:15pm. Walk to the bed&breakfast La Villa Paris and sleep. -
The team will take a taxi to Neasdon and visit the Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Temple. The Arti Ceremony Challenge.Pt.2
The challenge will be for the team to watch the ceremony performed by monks and after recording it, will also perform the ceremony, record it, and post it on video or social media. -
The team will take a taxi to Neasdon and visit the Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Temple. The Arti Ceremony Challenge.Pt. 2
(one’s belief in belonging to a group or certain cultural aspect,) through this prayer. The challenge will be for the team to watch the ceremony performed by monks and after recording it, will also perform the ceremony, record it, and post it on video or social media. -
The team will wake up and enjoy a typical French breakfast.
The team will enjoy eating croissants and drink café au latte before walking the city and taking in the sights of Eiffel Tower, Champs Elysee, and Arc de Triomphe. This will take from 12:00-5:00pm. -
The team will walk to Creperie L’Etoile d’or and have light supper.
The team will enjoy watching crepes prepared and eat a light supper before taking the Eurostar Express to region of Champagne at 6:00pm -
The team will take the train to Champagne.
The art of creating the alcoholic beverage of champagne is like no other. While traveling to this region, the CULTURAL LANDSCAPE (the visible imprint of human activity on the landscape) is apparent as the vineyards demonstrate the PERIPHERY (outlying region of economic activity) of the area. The most impressive part of traveling by train is the ACCESSIBILTY ( the degree of ease with which it is possible to reach certain locations from other locations) -
The team will arrive at hotel on the vineyard to tour. Sleep at hotel. Champagne Challenge.
After a restful night, the challenge will be for the team to take the guided tour of how champagne is made. They will record the important steps and -
The team will take the train back to Paris
After the challenge, the team will take the train back to Paris and enjoy a delicious meal on the train. -
Flight from Paris to Tokyo
The team will leave arrive at CDG airport in Paris. Take flight on ANA #216 to Tokyo Haneda airport. This is an overnight flight of 14hrs and 15m, so team will sleep in the plane. Depart at 9:10pm arrive 5:05 pm lay over in Tokyo and take plane to Osaka at 7:00 pm arriving at 8:15 pm Mar.4th -
The team will board the Shinkansen bullet train from Osaka airport at 9:00pm
The team will board Shinkansen bullet train from Osaka to Kyoto and arrive at Shimizu Ryokan (Japanese Inn) at11:00pm -
Kaiseki Riyori Challenge
The art of preparing food Kaiseki style is indeed a challenge. The term refers to the collection of skills and techniques that allow the presentation of meals to be served to a host of a tea ceremony. The idea came from Zen monks who believed that CULTURAL HEARTH (heartland, source area, innovation center; place of origin of a major culture,) lied in the simplicity but beautiful quality of all things…including food. All the foods and techniques associated with this style of cooking exemplif -
Take subway to the Kichisen Kaisekiryori School
The team will attend one of the most famous Kaisekiryori Schools of Kyoto. The team will participate in the culinary school tour with the top chef and help in the preparation of the noon meal to be served at the daily lunch. The team will post this on video or social media. -
The team will walk to Kinkajuki Temple.
The team will walk to Kinakuji Temple after challenge, and admire the gardens and architecture of this Japanese treasure. This will take about 2 hours. -
The team will walk to Ginkakuji Temple.
The team walks to famous temple and has tea and sweets in the garden. This will cost about 10,000 yen which is about $50.00 -
Take train to airport. Flight for Madagascar.
They will take train to airport and leave on ANA #955 at 5:25pm and land in China for 3 hours layover. Then Flight to Johannesburg . Plane is 10 hours. So team will sleep. Arrive in Antananarivo at 2:10pm Mar.5 -
Kaiseki Riyori Challenge Pt. 2
exemplify the CULTURAL COMPLEX ( a related set of cultural traits, such as prevaling dress codes and cooking and eating utensils)that are seeped into this type of cuisine. Originally this type of cooking was so simple, beautiful and not expensive; today through COMMODIFICATION(the process through which something is given monetary value. This type of cooking is one of the highest in Japanese cuisine. -
Take taxi to Lemur Park. Lemur Challenge.
The team will take taxi to Lemur Park and eat Koba for lunch. Cost $10.00 -
Tour the Lemurs Park
On route to the Lemurs Park which is 22km from Antananarivo, the team could see the DEFORESTATION(the clearing and destruction of forests to harvest wood for consumption) that had taken place in the area. It was apparent how interesting hearing how LANGUAGE( a set of sound, combination of sound, and symbols that are used for communication) differed as we listened to our drivers speaking in Malagasy. The CULTURAL ECOLOGY( the multiple interactions and relationships between a culture and the na -
The team will see how the lemurs are handled.
The team challenge will be to follow the rules set by the guide when interacting with the lemurs who run freely in the park, and then be able to pet these animals and give them a treat as a reward. This will take about 2 hours. $420.00 -
Team will eat at hotel.
The team will eat at L’Etoile de mer and also sleep for nap (6hours) -
Tpur of Lemurs Park Pt. 2
natural environment) was very apparent when we toured the park and saw how all the guides interacted with the lemurs. -
Team will take taxi to airport. Flight from Antananarivo to Arequipa, Peru.
The team will board flight AF#0935 at 1:50 am stop in Paris, then Paris to Arequipa. 16hrs and 15m flight. Sleep on plane. -
The team will observe the ritual prayer.
The team challenge is to observe how the prayer is conducted, record it, and then repeat this prayer in Quechua and Spanish. Post this on video and social media. -
The team will take taxi to hotel.
After the team gets back from Challenge, they can enjoy dinner from 5pm to 6pm. This will cost $25. -
Last leg of the flight! Take taxi to Arequipa airport.
The team will take their last flight from Arequipa to Miami. Flight # 7243. Non-stop. 10hr 26 min. Sleep on plane and arrive home at 6:15 am -
Flight from Peru arrives in Arequipa. Qoyllur Rit’I challenge. Pt. 2
( housing reflecting styles of building that are particular to the culture of the people who have long inhabited the area)is reflected in the architecture of this village. -
Flight from Peru arrives in Arequipa. Qoyllur Rit’I challenge
The Qoyllur Rit’i festival is a moveable festival in March. The Inca believe that the Christ child appeared here and performed miracles. LANGUAGE CONVERGENCE(the collapsing of two languages into one resulting from the consistent spatial interaction of peoples with different languages) is heard between the people speaking Quecha and Spanish. It is also interesting how the IDENTITY( how we make sense of ourselves) is noticeable in how the people pride themselves and surroundings. The FOLK-HOU
