Monday, April 17
SBC. Morning class: [reading & discussion]: Eudora Welty, “Place in Fiction”* & Eudora Welty, “The Key”*
Tuesday, April 18
SBC. Morning class: [reading & discussion]: Dorothy Allison, “Place”* & Alice Munro, “Passion”*
Wednesday, April 19
SBC. Morning class: [reading & discussion]: Jamaica Kincaid, A Small Place* & Obabakoak, pp. 1-77
Thursday, April 20
10 a.m. Board US Coachways Bus behind chapel.
1:30 p.m. Arrive at Washington Dulles (IAD) airport
5 p.m. Delta Flight 9447 from IAD to Amsterdam (AMS) – arrive 4/21 at 6:45 a.m.
Friday, April 21
9 a.m. Delta Flight 9675 from Amsterdam (AMS) to Toulouse (TLS) – arrive at 10:50 a.m.
10:50 a.m. Meet Géraldine at the Toulouse airport and bus ride to Auvillar. Student house (Ramier) will be stocked with groceries and supplies.
Afternoon class: [reading & discussion]: Obabakoak, pp. 78-150
7:30 p.m. Pizza & Salad delivered by VCCA staff.
Saturday, April 22
8 – 8:15 a.m. Bread and pastries to be picked up by students or the Browns at Vival Grocer in the village.
10 a.m. One-hour tour of Auvillar. Meet Pamela Cowl at the clock tower for a tour of the village, followed by a question period at a café.
Afternoon class: [reading & discussion]: Obabakoak, pp. 151-179
7:30 p.m. Repas de groupe au Petit Palais (Group dinner at Petit Palais)
Sunday, April 23
10 a.m. Visit to the honey museum in Auvillar. (Meet Cheryl at the clock tower at 9:55 a.m.)
8:30a.m.-12:30p.m. Auvillar market open. A small but charming market in the village. Vival grocer is also open in the morning.
Monday, April 24
8 a.m. Day trip to Pech Merle (1 hour 40 mins) and Saint-Cirque-Lapopie (20 mins from Pech Merle). Géraldine will accompany us. Sarah (VCCA Fellow) will join us. VCCA Staff to pick up sandwiches and beverages at Vival grocery.
10 a.m./10:30 a.m. Guided tour of Pech Merle then visit to Saint Cirq-Lapopie.
Tuesday, April 25
8:30 a.m. Bus to Bardiques
9 a.m.-12p.m. Cooking workshop with Chef Ciril at Iris Café in Bardiques.
Afternoon class: [reading & discussion]: Obabakoak, pp. 180-252
6:30 p.m. Reading by VCCA Fellows Sarah Goodyear and Lauren Sandler at La Maison Vieilhescaze au Moulin à Nef.
Wednesday, April 26
8:15 a.m. VCCA staff will pick up sandwiches and beverages at Vival
9:30a.m.: Day trip to cloister and medieval abbey at Moissac (25 mins). Entry to cloister and tour with English speaking guide. (VCCA Fellows Sarah and Lauren will join us.)
Note: light cleaning and fresh towels provided at Ramier while we are away.
Afternoon class: [reading & discussion]: Obabakoak, 253-356
Thursday, April 27
8 to 8:15 a.m. Students pick up bread and pastry order at Vival grocer.
10:30 a.m. Morning class: [reading & discussion]: Carrie Brown, “Postman”*
7:30 p.m. Group Dinner at Restaurant Hotel L’Horloge.
Friday, April 28
8:30 a.m. Bus trip to Bordeaux. Géraldine will accompany us. Return approximately 6:30 pm.
Saturday, April 29
3:30 p.m. Afternoon class: [reading & discussion]: Elizabeth Strout, “Pharmacy”*
Sunday, April 30
8:30a.m.-12:30p.m.: Auvillar market open.
Monday, May 1
Labor Day holiday.
8:15 – 8:30 a.m. Students to pick up bread & pastry order at Vival.
10:30 a.m. Morning class: [reading & discussion]:Anton Chekhov, “The Kiss”* & Belle Boggs, “Deer Season”*
Tuesday, May 2
9 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Bus to Valence d’Agen market
3:30 p.m. Afternoon class: [reading & discussion]: Lee Smith, “The Bubba Stories”*
5:30 p.m. Jonah Elijah gallery visit. I encourage you to take a look at his website and his Instagram account.
Wednesday, May 3
10:30 a.m. Morning class: [reading & discussion]: Lauren Sandler, excerpts from This Is All I Got: A New Mother’s Search for Home.* Be prepared to ask Laura questions about these excerpts, her books, and her career as a journalist and writer.
Afternoon: residence and kitchen clean-up; preparation for departure.
Thursday, May 4
6: 15 a.m.: Bus to Toulouse airport
10:20 a.m.: Delta Flight 8618 from Toulouse (TLS) to Paris (CDG) – arrive at 11:50 a.m.
1:55 p.m.: Delta Flight 8496 from Paris (CDG) to Washington Dulles (IAD) arrive at 4:25 p.m.
4:30 p.m.: US Coachways Bus to SBC
8 p.m.: arrive at SBC
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