{"id":30932,"date":"2016-12-08T14:25:28","date_gmt":"2016-12-08T19:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=30932"},"modified":"2016-12-08T15:57:58","modified_gmt":"2016-12-08T20:57:58","slug":"emu-offer-alumni-friends-cross-cultural-trips-centennial-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2016\/emu-offer-alumni-friends-cross-cultural-trips-centennial-year\/","title":{"rendered":"EMU to offer alumni and friends cross-cultural trips during Centennial year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Was your <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/crosscultural\/\">cross-cultural<\/a> a transformative experience? Would you like to travel again in the same way, learning from locals and visiting off-the-beaten-path places?<\/p>\n<p>Or have you heard so many stories of cross cultural that you want a taste of this unique kind of learning?<\/p>\n<aside class=\"highlight highlight-right\"> Interested in going? Click <a href=\"http:\/\/emu.edu\/alumni\/involved\/cross-cultural-tours\/\">here<\/a>.<\/aside>\n<p>Eastern Mennonite University will offer <a href=\"http:\/\/emu.edu\/alumni\/involved\/cross-cultural-tours\/\">Alumni and Friends Cross Cultural Tours<\/a> to Israel\/Palestine in 2017, and possibly Central America\/Cuba in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe alumni engagement office is excited to offer these trips to alumni and friends of the university,\u201d says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emu.edu\/personnel\/people\/show\/jas844\">Jeff Shank<\/a>, director of alumni and parent engagement. \u201cWe want to continue to offer opportunities that allow for our alumni to interact and be lifelong learners.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this fall, Shank, in cooperation with the Cross Cultural Office and Linford Stutzman, began planning the 2017 tour. The two-week Israel\/Palestine tour, led by longtime Middle East cross-cultural leaders Linford and Janet Stutzman, is Oct. 20 &#8211; Nov. 3. There are 24 spots available.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30934\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30934\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2016\/12\/emu-offer-alumni-friends-cross-cultural-trips-centennial-year\/middle-east-cc-2012-linford-and-janet-1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30934\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-30934\" src=\"\/\/emu.edu\/now\/is\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2016\/12\/Middle-East-CC-2012-Linford-and-Janet-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Veteran trip leaders Linford and Janet Stutzman will guide the alumni and friends cross-cultural trip to Israel\/Palestine, scheduled for Oct.20-Nov. 4. (EMU file photo)\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2016\/12\/Middle-East-CC-2012-Linford-and-Janet-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2016\/12\/Middle-East-CC-2012-Linford-and-Janet-1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30934\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Veteran trip leaders Linford and Janet Stutzman will guide the alumni and friends cross-cultural trip to Israel\/Palestine, scheduled for Oct.20-Nov. 4. (EMU file photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emu.edu\/personnel\/people\/show\/stutzmal\">Linford Stutzman<\/a> led a similar parents-and-alumni trip to the Middle East in 2011, which was met with \u201cimmense enthusiasm,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>Participants will travel individually to Tel Aviv. From there, they will begin a fortnight of learning and travel, to include lectures and discussion on biblical history, exploring archaeological sites, engaging in current social issues of Palestinians and Israeli Jews, and enjoying local food and the unique geography of the region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will be staying in some of the same places as we use for the students \u2013 the very best locations, the favorite people, the most unusual,\u201d says Stutzman. \u201cBecause this is a much shorter experience, we will spend the entire time in Israel\/Palestine, connecting with the highlights of the biblical story, history, religions, and current political situation in much the same way as we do with the students, but with less time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Destinations include Beit Sahour, Bethlehem, the Sea of Galilee and Jerusalem.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe schools, churches, mosques . . . fill the town with an air of that everyday festivity that is characteristic of small, picturesque towns,\u201d wrote student Diego Barahona <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/crosscultural\/category\/middle-east-2016\/\">while in Beit Sahour<\/a>. \u201cIt is this \u2018everydayness\u2019 that especially brings to life the miraculous events of old that occured in this area.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another excursion will be hiking part of the J<a href=\"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/crossroads\/2010\/07\/28\/thousands-walking-the-walk\/\">esus Trail<\/a> \u201cto Cana, an Arab town that remembers Jesus\u2019 first miracle,\u201d says Stutzman. The trail was founded by alumnus David Landis \u201804 with an Israeli friend in 2007. Anna Dintaman \u201805 Landis joined the project the following year.<\/p>\n<p>Stutzman says that he and Janet love the impact they observe on cross-cultural participants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis potential for life-changing moments occurs in random encounters walking the streets of Jerusalem, around a meal in a Palestinian home, standing on the cliffs of Arbel overlooking the Sea of Galilee,\u201d says Stutzman. \u201cThe enthusiasm and joy of travelers is our most rewarding part of the journey.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Learn More<\/h3>\n<p>Read more about EMU\u2019s distinctive <a href=\"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2014\/08\/seven-fantastic-reasons-to-go-on-an-emu-cross-cultural\/\">cross-cultural study program<\/a>, one of the first of its kind in North America [history buffs will want to read t<a href=\"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/crossroads\/2012\/07\/17\/emu-leads-way-in-requiring-cross-cultural-study\/\">his article<\/a> by Andrew Jenner &#8217;04].<\/p>\n<p>Visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/crosscultural\/\">cross-cultural blog<\/a> where students post photos and entries while on recent trips.<\/p>\n<p>Read about the <a href=\"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/crossroads\/2012\/07\/12\/acquiring-new-lenses\/\">life-changing experiences<\/a> of the 2012 Middle East group.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Was your cross-cultural a transformative experience? 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