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Brown Fellow International Travel
2012 Turkey Trip
The 2012 trip destination is set for Turkey!
2011 Italy Trip
The Class of 2015 Brown Fellows took an amazing trip to Italy. Check out all the great things they did
2010 Vietnam and Cambodia Trip
 The second class of Brown Fellows experienced an exciting trip that included visits to Ha Noi, Sa Pa, Ha Long Bay, Hue, Hoi An, Ho Chi Minh City and Siem Reap. In addition to touring cities and learning about the history and culture of the countries, Fellows experienced local food and culture, visited a number of museums, temples and local leadership projects and explored the beauty of the landscape. More specifically, Brown Fellows had the following opportunities:
1. A visit to Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, where the Fellows learned about socialism and communism in social and political contexts.
2. A visit to the Temple of Literature, dedicated to knowledge and human intelligence, where the Fellows learned about two major symbols of Vietnamese society: the turtle (longevity) and the crane (a way to reach heaven).
3. A visit to Koto Training Center, where the Fellows participated in a language exchange and cooking classes.
4. A visit to villages surrounding Ha Noi and to an ancient pagoda, where the Fellows learned the difference between a pagoda and a temple.
5. A meeting at the American Embassy, where the Fellows had an opportunity to speak with two officials and experts on Vietnam and Southeast Asia about the relationship between the USA and Vietnam, as well as other aspects of the country’s development since reunification in 1975.
6. A visit to the Ethnological Museum, which houses exhibits related to the different cultures and regions of the country.
7. A long walk through small villages around Sa Pa, where the Fellows enjoyed the beautiful scenes of rice field terraces and experienced different ethnic groups’ ways of living.
8. A two-day, twelve mile trek through the mountains of northern Vietnam, along with an overnight at a local home.
9. A visit to Ha Long Bay. Fellows enjoyed the beach, swam and kayaked, explored the caves and spent time on a junk boat.
 10. A visit to the Imperial City’s Citadel. Here the Fellows learned about the different types of dynasties, the ceremonies, rules for civilians and for military personnel, and the struggles of the Vietnamese people through several colonial periods, foreign invasions and the fight for independence.
11. A silent meal at a Buddhist monastery.
12. A visit to King Tu Doc’s Mausoleum, which helped Fellows understand, through an architectural example, Vietnamese attitudes toward life and death.
13. A boat ride through the Tonle Sap Lake where Fellows observed the difficult circumstances under which many Cambodians live today, including floating villages along the lake, extreme poverty, the high number of children who beg for food and the lack of clean water.
14. A visit to the Temples of Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom, the largest religious structures in the world. Fellows also enjoyed an elephant ride while visiting Angkor Wat.
2009 Panama Trip
 Academic, leadership, research, and cultural activities were included in the trip. The format followed in most cases included: a) a speaker on a specific topic; b) a site visit and/or a hands-on participatory activity; c) a reflective session led by the mentors and administrative personnel. Some of the enhancement activities exposed Brown Fellows to leadership aspects in such areas as engineering, business and banking, diplomacy, ecology and environmental issues, world free trade, cultural issues related to indigenous groups, health industry, tourism and hospitality industry, marine biology, coffee industry, horse industry, and immigration and investment. More specifically, Brown Fellows had the following opportunities:
 A visit to the Panama Canal locks and expansion areas. - A one-day visit and exploration of Barro Colorado Island, where current ecological and environmental research is being conducted by world-wide scientists.
- A meeting with a representative of the International Banking System in Panama (more than 150 world banks currently operate in Panama under a number of national and international licenses), followed by a visit to several banks.
- A meeting at the Office of Cultural Affairs of the USA Embassy in Panama.
- A trip/visit to the Panama Duty Free Zone (located in the City of Colon). This trip, by train along the Panama Canal, exposed Brown Fellows to the free-trade and duty-free systems in the world, along with information and visit to the closest port where these activities take place on a daily basis.
- A leadership Outdoor Course at Gamboa, the area where American soldiers were trained for survival techniques when the Panama Canal was under USA jurisdiction.
- A trip to the western part of the country, where Brown Fellows: a) visited a coffee plantation and heard about exportation and international agreements with countries around the world; b) visited a horse farm and learned about the differences between horse industry in Panama and the rest of the world; and c) visited the areas where recent American immigration has mainly taken place in Panama.
- Cultural trips to learn about the tourism industry included: a visit to the Emberá indigenous community, the renovations of the old quarter in Panama City and the need to maintain its colonial outlook, including a stop at the Presidential Office.
- Since the construction industry has boomed in Panama, mainly due to foreign investments, the Brown Fellows had the opportunity to hear from a representative of that field and visit several sites where skyscrapers were being built.
- To learn about marine biology, a trip to the Las Perlas Archipelago occurred at the end of the two weeks. Brown Fellows traveled by boat to the main island, learned about the fishing industry in Panama, and had the opportunity to enjoy themselves at the beach.
Brown Fellow International Travel
2012 Turkey Trip
The 2012 trip destination is set for Turkey!
2011 Italy Trip
The Class of 2015 Brown Fellows took an amazing trip to Italy. Check out all the great things they did
2010 Vietnam and Cambodia Trip
The second class of Brown Fellows experienced an exciting trip that included visits to Ha Noi, Sa Pa, Ha Long Bay, Hue, Hoi An, Ho Chi Minh City and Siem Reap. In addition to touring cities and learning about the history and culture of the countries, Fellows experienced local food and culture, visited a number of museums, temples and local leadership projects and explored the beauty of the landscape. More specifically, Brown Fellows had the following opportunities:
1. A visit to Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, where the Fellows learned about socialism and communism in social and political contexts.
2. A visit to the Temple of Literature, dedicated to knowledge and human intelligence, where the Fellows learned about two major symbols of Vietnamese society: the turtle (longevity) and the crane (a way to reach heaven).
3. A visit to Koto Training Center, where the Fellows participated in a language exchange and cooking classes.
4. A visit to villages surrounding Ha Noi and to an ancient pagoda, where the Fellows learned the difference between a pagoda and a temple.
5. A meeting at the American Embassy, where the Fellows had an opportunity to speak with two officials and experts on Vietnam and Southeast Asia about the relationship between the USA and Vietnam, as well as other aspects of the country’s development since reunification in 1975.
6. A visit to the Ethnological Museum, which houses exhibits related to the different cultures and regions of the country.
7. A long walk through small villages around Sa Pa, where the Fellows enjoyed the beautiful scenes of rice field terraces and experienced different ethnic groups’ ways of living.
8. A two-day, twelve mile trek through the mountains of northern Vietnam, along with an overnight at a local home.
9. A visit to Ha Long Bay. Fellows enjoyed the beach, swam and kayaked, explored the caves and spent time on a junk boat.
10. A visit to the Imperial City’s Citadel. Here the Fellows learned about the different types of dynasties, the ceremonies, rules for civilians and for military personnel, and the struggles of the Vietnamese people through several colonial periods, foreign invasions and the fight for independence.
11. A silent meal at a Buddhist monastery.
12. A visit to King Tu Doc’s Mausoleum, which helped Fellows understand, through an architectural example, Vietnamese attitudes toward life and death.
13. A boat ride through the Tonle Sap Lake where Fellows observed the difficult circumstances under which many Cambodians live today, including floating villages along the lake, extreme poverty, the high number of children who beg for food and the lack of clean water.
14. A visit to the Temples of Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom, the largest religious structures in the world. Fellows also enjoyed an elephant ride while visiting Angkor Wat.
2009 Panama Trip
Academic, leadership, research, and cultural activities were included in the trip. The format followed in most cases included: a) a speaker on a specific topic; b) a site visit and/or a hands-on participatory activity; c) a reflective session led by the mentors and administrative personnel. Some of the enhancement activities exposed Brown Fellows to leadership aspects in such areas as engineering, business and banking, diplomacy, ecology and environmental issues, world free trade, cultural issues related to indigenous groups, health industry, tourism and hospitality industry, marine biology, coffee industry, horse industry, and immigration and investment. More specifically, Brown Fellows had the following opportunities:
- A visit to the Panama Canal locks and expansion areas.
- A one-day visit and exploration of Barro Colorado Island, where current ecological and environmental research is being conducted by world-wide scientists.
- A meeting with a representative of the International Banking System in Panama (more than 150 world banks currently operate in Panama under a number of national and international licenses), followed by a visit to several banks.
- A meeting at the Office of Cultural Affairs of the USA Embassy in Panama.
- A trip/visit to the Panama Duty Free Zone (located in the City of Colon). This trip, by train along the Panama Canal, exposed Brown Fellows to the free-trade and duty-free systems in the world, along with information and visit to the closest port where these activities take place on a daily basis.
- A leadership Outdoor Course at Gamboa, the area where American soldiers were trained for survival techniques when the Panama Canal was under USA jurisdiction.
- A trip to the western part of the country, where Brown Fellows: a) visited a coffee plantation and heard about exportation and international agreements with countries around the world; b) visited a horse farm and learned about the differences between horse industry in Panama and the rest of the world; and c) visited the areas where recent American immigration has mainly taken place in Panama.
- Cultural trips to learn about the tourism industry included: a visit to the Emberá indigenous community, the renovations of the old quarter in Panama City and the need to maintain its colonial outlook, including a stop at the Presidential Office.
- Since the construction industry has boomed in Panama, mainly due to foreign investments, the Brown Fellows had the opportunity to hear from a representative of that field and visit several sites where skyscrapers were being built.
- To learn about marine biology, a trip to the Las Perlas Archipelago occurred at the end of the two weeks. Brown Fellows traveled by boat to the main island, learned about the fishing industry in Panama, and had the opportunity to enjoy themselves at the beach.
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