GATE offers cultural immersion programs and pilgrimage opportunities in Latin America and Europe.

Our mission is to create

an awareness of other

cultures and their realities through people-to-people connections.

We offer the opportunity to learn from the poor, as well as, from social analysts, teachers, theologians and economists. The program connects participants with marginalized who, despite struggle, find hope

in their reality.

"The World in which you

were born is just one model

of reality. Other cultures

are not failed attempts

at being you. They are

unique manifestations

of the human spirit."

~ Wade Davis ~

The GATE

2014 Schedule

is starting to

come together!

Several dates are

now available...

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WELCOME TO

GATE

Global Awareness Through Experience

Welcomes people from all faith traditions.

Stands in solidarity with the global community.

Allows the traveler to approach a people as

pilgrim, in deep respect for their culture

and history.

Shows life through the eyes of the poor,

women's groups and grass

roots communities.

Offers insight into the implications of global

economics and politics.

Integrates each day's experiences with

dialogue and reflection.

Draws on more than 30 years of experience to

offer opportunities that touch the heart

and speak to the soul. Unique opportunities

that can transform one's life.

Travel News from

Marie in Mexico:

Finally there is some positive news from Mexico!
Please click on the BBC News link below,

and then scroll down in the article to the

blue letters that read: TRAVEL WARNINGS.
Then scroll down and click on MEXICO.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18396739

The county is divided by regions, so if you scroll down
the page for Mexico, below the General

Conditions section, you will note that
Mexico City, Chiapas & Oaxaca are listed as:

Mexico City
(also known as the Federal District):
No advisory is in effect

Chiapas: San Cristobal de las Casas
is a major city/travel destination in Chiapas
(map= http://travel.state.gov/pdf/mexico_map.pdf ):
No advisory is in effect

Oaxaca
No advisory is in effect

The State Department site confirms what I am

reading here in Mexico City newspapers:

Tourism is up,

and Mexico is the # 1 site for U.S. tourists.

Besides Mexico City, Chiapas and Oaxaca being sites

where "no travel advisory is in effect," the nearby States

of Puebla and Mexico have no advisories,

as well as the State of Queretero.

News about Mexico is often dominated by drug violence,

but David A Shirk of the Trans-Border Institute

at San Diego University argues it is

time to challenge overly negative views of the country:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18396739

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