Talking Story · September 11, 2025
Puerto Rico: The Hidden Colony
< Back To Browse Upcoming Journeys Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico: The Hidden Colony Journey Dates: January 10-17, 2027 Trip Availability: OPEN to former USF students Tour Sponsor: Lois Ann Lorentzen Lois writes: My thirty-four years at the University of San…
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Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico: The Hidden Colony
Journey Dates: January 10-17, 2027
Trip Availability: OPEN to former USF students
Tour Sponsor: Lois Ann Lorentzen
Lois writes:
My thirty-four years at the University of San Francisco will soon end. Passionate, compassionate, justice-oriented, smart, fun, wonderful former students like you contributed to a career that exceeded my wildest dreams. Thank you! As one marker of this milestone, Luis Enrique Bazan (Kique) is organizing a special journey to Puerto Rico: The Hidden Colony, January 10-17, 2027.
We are honored to invite you to join a select group of former USFers to share 7 days immersed in Puerto Rican reality, culture, and history. Kique has created a rich program of cultural and learning exchange! We’ll learn how Puerto Rico became a “commonwealth” and what the process of decolonization may look like. We’ll take a walking tour of Old San Juan, visit the Castillo San Felipe del Morro, visit the Piñones Afro Puerto Rican historical community and Mangrove forest, take a bomba dance class, and exchange with grassroots organizations, community cultural projects, and representatives from arts and culture spaces. We’ll also enjoy time in the historical city of Ponce, and, of course, we’ll soak up the vibrant culture, tour the sites, and hit the beach!
I’ve shared learning experiences with many of you in El Salvador, the Mexico side of the US/Mexico border, Cambodia, India, Baja California (cycling 1200 miles!), Spain, Morocco, South Africa, the Philippines, Bhutan, and elsewhere in the United States. On this trip I am NOT the professor or organizer–I’m along for the ride. The trip is invitation only for former students. Our capacity is 15 people and participation is first come/first served.
We are excited to welcome you!
Tour Price
$3720 double occupancy (10-11 travelers)
$3510 double occupancy (12-14 travelers)
$3300 double occupancy (15 travelers)
$700 single room supplement
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