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Janis Bandelin's (Almost) Daily Journal for the 2001 Summer International Faculty Seminar in Jamaica and Cuba

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The following notes were jotted down (with the help of my Palm Vx). Any factual errors are blamed on my once sharp but now aging memory. This journal is subjective so, hey relax, it's not going to be perfect.

I'm the Director of Libraries at Furman University -- so you'll understand my interest in visiting libraries during the trip. Here's a photo of me with Havana in the background. [jb1025.jpg] If you have any questions or comments about my journal, please email me at Janis.Bandelin@furman.edu.

Thanks to Dick Stanford for his patience and guidance. Several photos are his. Special thanks to Ryan Lazar for creating and organizing this website. And finally, heartfelt thanks to Furman University and to the Duke Endowment for making this trip possible.

For more information on the 2001 Faculty Seminar, go to the "Caribbean Realities" home page.

Now, join me for the three-week adventure!

Week One Week Two Week Three
Technical Note: The links to my pictures from the trip appear inside brackets as the actual file names that I have given them (e.g. [jb1025.jpg]). Clicking on a picture link will open a new browser window with the picture to which I am referring at that point in my journal. If you close the browser window (with the picture), a new window will open up when you click on the next picture link. Otherwise, the pictures will continue to use the same window each time you click on a link. If you would like a digital copy of any of my pictures, feel free to download them from this website (click here for instructions).