Colombia III Peace Corps Reunion
Ghost Ranch Santa Fe, October 3-6, 2008
Schedule
§ Check in time between 3:00-5:00 pm at Ghost Ranch Santa Fe (If any one needs to arrive after 5:00 pm we need to know in advance because keys are kept after hours a special way. We will be there to welcome you in the lobby by 2:00 pm).
§
Reception: Perea Room at Ghost Ranch Santa Fe at
6:00 pm – Meet and Greet
(Tortilla Chips and Salsa; Fruit tray; Nachos; Wine, Beer & Soft Drinks)
§ Eat dinner before or after the reception at a restaurant of your choice.
October 4, Saturday
§ Breakfast at Ghost Ranch Santa Fe: 7:30-8:15 am
§ Continue Informal Catching Up in the Perea Room by the Fire Place
§ Rest of day can be spent at museums down town, museum shops and other shops around the plaza, cathedral and Loretto Chapel, art galleries, art at the state capitol, or hiking all within walking distance of Ghost Ranch Santa Fe.
§ Lunch on your own
§ Banquet back at Ghost Ranch Santa Fe: 5:45-6:30
§ Meet at Perea Room for slide/DVD show (highlights from PC sites) 7-8:00 pm
§ Colombia hoy: Hear from those who traveled to Colombia in February, 8-9:00 pm
October 5, Sunday
§ Remainder of the day car pool to Museum Hill (Four museums up there), the International Flea Market near the Opera, Bandelier National Monument, Hiking trails, Sanctuario de Chimayo or travel to Abiquiu, Madrid, or Taos.
§ Lunch on your own.
§ Dinner on your own, or we could plan a group dinner at the Plazuela restaurant in the La Fonda Hotel. There will certainly be some show on at the Lensic Theater, and there is other nightlife to explore, unless all the old geezers just want to meditate.
October 6, Monday
§ Despedidas. Check out time 10:00 am
If
you have questions or suggestions:
Dee
Gamble, email: ggdee@qwest.net or 505-820-1733
Kay
Dixon, email: skyway_33@yahoo.com, or
508-945-3937, Or
Bill
McKinstry email: billmckinstry@juno.com
or 505-989-8473
Colombia III Reunion Registration
Please complete the following and send it along with your
$100 or $50 deposit, checks made to Colombia III Reunion, by May 5, 2008 to:
Bill McKinstry
PO Box 9293
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Name:
_________________________________________________________________
Address
_______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
Telephone ____________________ E-mail address
___________________________
Yes, I will be staying at Ghost Ranch Santa Fe _____
Check made out to Colombia III Reunion for Deposit of $100 is
enclosed ______
Name of person who will room with you at Ghost Ranch Santa Fe
___________________________________________________________________
I will attend the reception and banquet only _____
Check made out to Colombia III Reunion for Deposit of $50 is
enclosed ________
Name of person who will attend reception and banquet with you
__________________________________________________________________
Where did you serve in Colombia? (site or sites)
______________________________
Are you willing to work on any of the following:
- Collect
and organize current bios of returned volunteers: ___________
- Collect
and organize a photo essay/journey if people can send your digitized photos
with captions from their Peace Corps sites: ________________
- Put
together a brief power point summary of how Colombia has changed since we
were there in 1962-64 ___________________
- Teach a
cumbia lesson _________________________________
Enclosed with this mailing are a map and some additional
information about Ghost Ranch Santa Fe.
If you are flying to Albuquerque there is a van shuttle service available
to Ghost Ranch Santa Fe for about $43 Round trip. Delta, American, and Great Lakes airlines
now fly to Santa Fe from Denver, L.A., Dallas, and Salt Lake City.
If you want to stay in Santa Fe longer, or arriver earlier,
or if you don’t want to stay at Ghost Ranch we suggest you go to
<http://www.santafe.org/Visiting_Santa_Fe>
There are hundreds of choices. If you are coming in an RV you can park
it on the grounds of Ghost Ranch Santa Fe if you don’t need hook ups. If you want hook ups there are also RV
parks in the city at the same internet site, and camp grounds near the city.