Our Winter Wanderlust speaker series continues to shine this Sunday, February 14th, with our third speaker, Shon Meckfessel, who will share his insights into the Balkans. Shon has spent over three years living and traveling throughout the Balkans and the Middle East, and published a book about his experiences entitled Suffled How It Gosh: A North American Anarchist in the Balkans. He is now a PhD candidate at the University of Washington in Discourse Analysis, and a Master candidate in Teaching ESL. An avid traveler, intellectual, and conversationalist, Shon's unique experiences and perspectives on this complicated and often misunderstood region will make this event a not to be missed discussion. What: The Balkans and Back Speaker Event Where: HI-Seattle at the American Hotel 520 S. King Street When: Sunday, February 14th 2pm
Upcoming Winter Wanderlust Events:
The Music of the Middle East Don
Baragiano, founder of the Seattle based world music group Hejira, talks
about the two years he spent in Saudi Arabia. Don will be intertwining
music and discussion throughout his talk. Feb 21st
Norway By Foot Thoralf Gamlem, author of Step by Step: From Oslo to Trondheim, shares his experiences hiking and hostelling through Norway. February 28th.
New Event! World Travel 101
Hostelling International will be running a World Travel 101 workshop at
the Kirkland Library on Saturday, March 6th from 1-3pm. The workshop is
free and open to all, so if you're been inspired by our talks but don't
know where to begin, join us to learn what to think about
when planning a trip: what to bring, how to get there, where to stay,
how to pay for it, and how to stay safe.
For more information, please visit www.hiwsc.org/events or email programs@hiwsc.org. Speaker events will be held every Sunday afternoon at 2pm throughout February. All events are free and open to the public. |
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The Balkans and Back: Winter Wanderlust 2/14/10posted Feb 11, 2010 5:36 PM by Unknown user [ updated Feb 11, 2010 5:45 PM ] |