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Bethel College alumni and friends are invited to join experienced tour leaders Jim ’57 and Shirley (Suderman) ’57 Goering, North Newton, on a trip to China, Oct. 30-Nov. 17, 2009. The trip is sponsored by the Bethel College Alumni Association. International air travel will be arranged by MTS Travel, Newton.
Shirley and Jim have visited China nearly every year since 1980 and lived there from 1985-1989. They have traveled widely throughout the country. Since 1991, Shirley has organized and led 17 tours to various parts of China, in close coordination with an experienced Chinese travel agent and guide in Beijing. In recent years, Jim and Shirley have spent seven summers (parts of June, July and August) teaching English to Chinese middle school teachers at various colleges and universities in the country.
The proposed itinerary includes Beijing and surroundings (the Great Wall, Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square); Xian (the Museum of the Terra Cotta Warriors); a possible visit to Bai, Naxi or Tibetan minority areas in China’s Yunnan Province; a cruise on the Yangtze River, including a visit to the controversial Three Gorges Dam; a bus trip through central China; Wuhan (Hubei Provincial Museum); Shanghai and surroundings (ultramodern city that includes the world-class Shanghai Museum); and many additional features and side trips. The itinerary is open to change.
The trip is being offered on a first-come-first-served basis to 25 alumni and friends, with a minimum of 16 required to make it viable. Costs—including lodging in 4- and 5-star hotels, all meals and two full weeks in China—are difficult to determine at this time, but are likely to range from $5,000-$5,200. The deadline for an initial deposit will be Jan. 15, 2009.
Those interested in participating should contact the Bethel College Office of Alumni Relations, 300 East 27th Street, North Newton, KS 67117, (316) 284-5251, alumni@bethelks.edu, to indicate their interest in receiving more information in the future.