There will\nnot be a typical day on this study abroad program, but here is a sense of what\nto expect. After morning individual and\/or group metaphysical time, we will\nhave classroom or excursion time. Coursework will involve reading and writing,\nexperimenting with translation, and most importantly visits\/interviews with\nwriters and translators whose works we will be reading while in Slovenia,\nCroatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Students\nwill learn the basics of the Slovene language through a brief course at the\nCenter for Slovene Studies in Ljubljana. Day and afternoon trips to literary\nand culturally significant sites will include Kobarid, known for World War I\nand Ernest Hemingway; the Predjama castle in a cave; Lake Bled, a picturesque\nmountain lake with nearby waterfalls that have inspired poets and writers over\nthe centuries; Celje and its castle; the \u0160kocjan\ncaves, a UNESCO World Heritage site; the coastal town of Piran; not to mention\nmodern literary sites such as the Celica Hostel in the classic European capital\ncity Ljubljana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Our\nweek-plus in Croatia includes four days in the capital, Zagreb, where we\u2019ll\nmeet with authors and translators; a morning at the waterfall-filled Plitvice\nLakes National Park; two days in Zadar, where we hope to connect with some\nuniversity students; and a night and day on the Isle of Rab, where one of the\nnovels we read takes place. Tucked into the Croatia portion is a brief side\ntrip to Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, where we\u2019ll see evidence of both the\ndestruction of the war in the 1990s and the reconstruction of the 16th-century\nOttoman bridge that had spanned the Neretva River for 427 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each day will require a sense of adventure and flexibility as we embark on our scheduled activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
LOCATION<\/em><\/strong> <\/td>| DAY<\/em><\/strong> <\/td> | ITINERARY<\/em><\/strong> <\/td><\/tr> | WEEK 1<\/em><\/strong> | Ljubljana, Slovenia<\/strong> <\/td> Monday <\/td> | Arrive in Ljubljana. Ljubljana orientation <\/td><\/tr> | \n \n <\/td> | Tuesday <\/td> | Language Class #1 | Tour of Ljubljana, including Baroque library Castle visit<\/td><\/tr> \n \n <\/td> | Wednesday <\/td> | \u0160kocjan Cave | Vipava – Traditional music and dance, Predjama Grad–Castle in a cave Testimony meeting <\/td><\/tr> \n \n <\/td> | Thursday <\/td> | Language Class #2 | Marko Stabej, Center for Slovene as a Foreign Language – lecture and discussion at U of Ljubljana Dinner\/discussion with author Erica Debeljak, and possible boat tour <\/td><\/tr> \n \n <\/td> | Friday <\/td> | Homework\/cafe time | Ljubljana is Your Teacher Day Open kitchen <\/td><\/tr> Celje, Slovenia<\/strong> <\/td> | Saturday<\/td> | Travel to Celje | Castle Pokrajniski Musej (Roman and Counts of Celje sections) Tree House at Celje City Forest <\/td><\/tr> \n \n <\/td> | Sunday<\/td> | Celje, continued | Church with group Whitewater canoeing <\/td><\/tr> WEEK 2<\/em> | Ljubljana, Slovenia<\/strong><\/td> Monday <\/td> | Travel to Ljubljana | Prof. Jason Blake\u2019s American Short Story class U of Ljubljana Faculty of Arts) Writer Andrej Blatnik\u2014Lecture on publishing in Slovenia and discussion of his work (U of L Faculty of Arts) <\/td><\/tr> \n \n <\/td> | Tuesday <\/td> | Language Class #3 | Translator chat at Slovene Writers\u2019 Association (Ur\u0161a Javorse\u010d and Du\u0161anka Zabukovec)<\/td><\/tr> \n \n <\/td> | Wednesday <\/td> | Velika Planina\/Kamnik | Possibly Grad Strmol (castle setting of a novel we read) or Vrba (France Pre\u0161eren home)<\/em> Testimony meeting <\/td><\/tr> Zagreb, Croatia<\/strong> <\/strong> <\/td> | Thursday <\/td> | Language Class #4 | Travel to Zagreb Explore orientation walk\/gelato <\/td><\/tr> \n <\/strong>\n <\/td> | Friday <\/td> | Literary Zagreb Tour | Homework time Class time to prep for author meetings <\/td><\/tr> \n \n <\/td> | Saturday <\/td> | Meetings with Ivana Bodro\u017ei\u0107, author of Hotel Tito<\/em>; and Ivan Sr\u0161en, author\/translator\/publisher <\/td><\/tr> | \n \n <\/td> | Sunday <\/td> | Church with group | Free day\/Homework (reading; writing) Festival of the European Short Story opening talk <\/td><\/tr> WEEK 3 <\/em>Grabovac (Plitvice), Croatia<\/strong><\/td> | Monday <\/td> | Classical Zagreb Tour with Andrea Pisac and Iva | Travel to Plitvice Lakes National Park <\/td><\/tr> Mostar, B-H<\/strong> <\/td> | Tuesday <\/td> | Morning at Plitvice Lakes National Park | Travel to Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina <\/td><\/tr> Zadar, Croatia<\/strong> <\/td> | Wednesday <\/td> | Mostar City Tour | Exploring on own Travel to Zadar Testimony meeting (Sunset, Sea Organ) <\/td><\/tr> \n \n <\/td> | Thursday <\/td> | Zadar City Tour | Connect with U of Zadar professor Sanja \u0160kifi\u0107 <\/td><\/tr> Rab, Croatia<\/strong><\/td> | Friday <\/td> | U of Zadar class, discuss university education in US and Croatia (Prof. Sanja \u0160kifi\u0107) | Travel to Rab Island (setting of a novel we read)<\/td><\/tr> Nova Gorica, Slovenia<\/strong> <\/td> | Saturday <\/td> | Rab Island exploring | Travel to Nova Gorica <\/td><\/tr> Bled, Slovenia<\/strong> <\/td> | Sunday <\/td> | Travel to Kobarid and Bled | Kobarid Outdoor Museum Hike Ridge of Kolovrat – Mt. Na Gradu tour Kobarid WWI Museum Vr\u0161i\u010d Pass (stop at top and cafe) Church <\/td><\/tr> WEEK 4<\/em><\/td> | Monday <\/td> | Lake Bled | A day at the lake Potica baking workshop on the island <\/td><\/tr> \n \n <\/td> | Tuesday <\/td> | Vintgar Gorge | Radovljica medieval town Vrba Grad Strmol (if not done earlier in program)<\/td><\/tr> Ljubljana, Slovenia<\/strong> <\/td> | Wednesday <\/td> | Testimony meeting | Travel to Ljubljana <\/td><\/tr> \n \n <\/td> | Thursday <\/td> | Language Class #5 | Celica Tour with Janko Ro\u017ei\u0107 Evening Ple\u010dnik architecture tour with Janko<\/td><\/tr> \n \n <\/td> | Friday<\/td> | Ljubljana-Piran – Se\u010dovlje- Ljubljana (3\/4 day trip) | Se\u010dovlje Salina Nature Park (Salt Flats) Piran (maybe tour) Return to Ljubljana Possible Slovene Writers\u2019 Association meeting with Ifigenia Simonovi\u0107 Open kitchen<\/td><\/tr> \n \n <\/td> | Saturday <\/td> | Work on final papers | Slovene Writers’ Association Wreath of Sonnets Presentation at Pritli\u010dje, Ljubljana (moderated by Erica Johnson Debeljak) Farewell dinner <\/td><\/tr> \n <\/strong>\n <\/td> | Sunday <\/td> | PROGRAM CONCLUDES IN LJUBLJANA <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" | There will not be a typical day on this study abroad program, but here is a sense of what to expect. After morning individual and\/or group metaphysical time, we will have classroom or excursion time. Coursework will involve reading and writing, experimenting with translation, and most importantly visits\/interviews with writers and translators whose works we … <\/p>\n |