ANDES AND AMAZON

SUMMER 2009: June 6-30 (session 1); July 4-28 (session 2)

Still accepting applications for summer 2009!

Experience the Amazon while completing an internship, fulfilling requirements for the undergraduate degree, carrying out graduate projects, studying Quichua, teaching, or researching. Open to adventurous students and alumni from any college or university. Visitors welcome. For more information contact Tod Swanson. Email: tod.swanson@asu.edu; Tel: (480) 965-4057.

Providing interdisciplinary research and training on the Ecuadorian Amazon

In June, the Andes and Amazon Field School begins its 10th season. The mission of the Field School is: 1) to carry out practical research on the Andean/Amazonian region leading to improved quality of life; and 2) to train students for careers working with indigenous communities whether through NGOs, government agencies, or business. The Field School focuses its research and teaching on the Amazonian environment, indigenous health, and Quichua language training. To date 156 undergraduates and 120 graduate students from 70 colleges and universities have

Director: Tod Swanson (right) is

Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Arizona State University specializing in the Amazonian region. Swanson was raised in the Ecuadorian Amazon and is fluent in Spanish and Quichua. During the summer months he resides at the Field School site with his wife and four children. He has hosted student groups at this location every year since 1997.

completed the program. Many students have been awarded USDE Fellowships to attend including 66 FLAS (Foreign Language and Area Studies) Fellowships, 15 Fulbright-Hayes and 19 teacher fellowships. In 2005 the University of Pittsburgh became joint sponsor of the Field School.

Cost: $1,650 per Session (subject to change) includes lodging, three meals a day, ground transportaton in Ecuador, all excursions and entrance fees. Not Included: ASU tution, air fare to Ecuador (approx. $900), and personal expenses. Prices for shorter stays by visiting scholars available upon request.