By Daily Press staff
The event is open to the public and all are welcome. Next stop, South Africa?
Information about trekking through the exotic landscape of South Africa will be available to interested participants at Santa Monica College.
On Tuesday, Oct. 3, the college will present information meetings at 11:15 a.m. and 6 p.m. on its winter study tour to South Africa, which will include the cultural and scenic landscapes of the country.
The free presentations will be held in room 172 of the SMC Letters and Science Building, 1900 Pico Blvd.
The month-long study program, from Jan. 9 to Feb. 8, 2007, will include six units of academic credit in communication. Classes will be taught by journalism professor Barbara Baird, who worked as a reporter for the Los Angeles Times for 21 years, and broadcast professor Frank Dawson, with 20 years of experience as a television and entertainment industry executive.
The program will include a safari in Kruger National Park, sightseeing visits to Robben Island, Nelson Mandela's house, Soweto and the Apartheid Museum and scenic and cultural tours in Cape Town.
The cost of the program is $3,950, which includes round-trip airfare, tours, ground transportation, rooms and most meals. The cost does not include registration fees, which are $20 per unit for California residents.
For information, go to http://www.smc.edu/southafrica or call (310) 434-4530, (310) 434-4585 or (310) 434-4159.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on September 27, 2006. Read the original PDF.