Fulbright Alumni Service Corps Project in Albania September 8-19, 2015 Experience life in Gjirokastra, a picturesque city of 40,000 nestled in a river fulbright alumni service corps “giving back to the international community” Cost: $2,000, including… •• 13 nights accommodation •• All breakfasts, 4 lunches, 2 dinners •• Transportation within Albania •• Not including flights to/from Tirana Itinerary includes: •• Introduction to Albanian heritage •• One week of restoration work with experts and owners •• Excursions to Ottoman-era castles, Byzantine church, classical archaeological sites and communist prison camp valley in southern Albania, near Greece. Known as the “City of Stone,” it’s a World Heritage Site, with more than 600 Ottoman-era buildings, many in degraded condition. Join the restoration efforts, led by Cultural Heritage without Borders’ Regional Restoration Camps, recipient of a 2014 EU Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Award for Education, Training and Awareness-Raising. Enjoy engaging lectures and experience hands-on work in restoration and conservation with assistance from experts in traditional tools and methods. Get to know students from across the Balkans who attend the camp and locals who offer lessons in drawing, cooking and Albanian dance. Experience Albanian cuisine and cafe culture in your free time. Tour the capital city of Tirana and environs, including Spac Prison (with a discussion of communism in Albania), an archaeological park, the castle and historical bazaar of Kruja, and lunch at an eco-hotel. Enjoy a reception and dinner with members of the Albanian Fulbright Association and alumni of other U.S. exchanges. For more information, visit: chwb.org/albania Or, contact: [email protected]