Geog 314D
Field Experience in
Ecuador
HIGHLANDS AND JUNGLE
14days /15 nights, January 2010
TENTATIVE BUDGET
Notes on Expenses: Students will purchase their airline tickets individually after coordinating with Professor Freidel. Tuition and travel insurance will be paid upon registration with Extended Education at Sonoma State.
EXPENSES (estimates):
Tuition and travel insurance (through Extended Ed) Books, etc. Airfare (roundtrip SF to Quito, Ecuador, could vary) Expenses within Ecuador* (depends on number enrolled) Exit fee (paid to Ecuadorian Government on leaving) Estimated Total *Includes all travel and expenses within Ecuador: All transport, guides, lodging, most meals, entrance fees, activities.
Other Expenses: Immunizations, trip preparation such as clothes, toiletries, etc., spending money while there
Payment schedule:
Tuition and Travel Insurance will be paid when you register, in November.
Airfare will be paid by you when you purchase your airline tickets, in coordination with the class, as soon as we can arrange it. As of October 7, our chosen flight, American Airlines via Miami, costs $745 including taxes and fees. See email for details on flight to purchase. Several of us have purchased our tickets already (as of Oct 7).
Ecuador expenses (approx. $1260) will be paid in two installments, half by Friday, December 11th, and the rest by Monday, December 28th . These funds should be paid by cashier's check if possible, made out to Dorothy Freidel, so that there will be no delay in sending the funds to our colleague in Ecuador, Guillermo Valencia, who is making all arrangements for transport and lodging.Page last updated 10/7/09
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