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- Norma Schafer and Oaxaca Cultural Navigator LLC has offered programs in Mexico since 2006. We have over 30 years of university program development experience. See my resume.
Study Tours + Study Abroad are personally curated and introduce you to Mexico's greatest artisans. They are off-the-beaten path, internationally recognized. We give you access to where people live and work. Yes, it is safe and secure to travel. Groups are limited in size for the most personal experience.
Programs can be scheduled to meet your travel plans. Send us your available dates.
Designers, retailers, wholesalers, universities and other organizations come to us to develop customized itineraries, study abroad programs, meetings and conferences. It's our pleasure to make arrangements.
Our Clients Include *Penland School of Crafts *North Carolina State University *WARP Weave a Real Peace *Methodist University
Tell us how we can put a program together for you! Send an email norma.schafer@icloud.com
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Norma Writes for Selvedge Latin Issue
Why We Left, Expat Anthology: Norma’s Personal Essay
Norma contributes personal essay, How Oaxaca Became Home
Norma Contributes Two Chapters!
Click image to order yours!
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Our Programs: Study Tours + Workshops
Weaving & Dyeing All Year. Set Your Own Dates.
Individuals & Groups Welcome!
No Experience Needed!
1. Oaxaca Natural Dye Workshops: Choose 1, 2 or 3 Days Custom dates to fit your schedule.
2. 4-Day Tapestry Weaving Workshop: Dancing on the Loom Set your own dates.
Day Tours at Your Convenience
1-Day Natural Dye + Weaving Study Tour. Visit home studios. Includes lunch, transportation to/from Oaxaca city. Ask us to arrange yours.
1-Day Ocotlan Highway Folk Art Study Tour. Visit woodcarvers, back-strap loom weavers, museums and markets. Ask us to take you.
1-Day Tlacolula Valley Folk Art Study Tour. Visit weavers, potters, an antique dealer, apron-making cooperative, archeological sites.
2019 Programs: Deep, Not Wide
- NEW: Looking for Frida Kahlo + Diego Rivera in Mexico City, October 17-21, 2019. Space for ONE person. $795. per person. Send email. norma.schafer@icloud.com
- Day of the Dead Women’s Writing Retreat: Memory as Inspiration, October 30-November 4, 2019. Visit cemeteries and altars. TWO spaces open for a shared room.
2020 Programs: Deep, Not Wide
- Oaxaca Coast Textile Study Tour, January 18-27, 2020. SOLD OUT.
- NEW. Oaxaca City and Valley Discovery Study Tour: Textiles and Folk Art, January 31-February 7, 2020. Insider’s View! 3 SPACES OPEN
- Chiapas Textile Study Tour: Deep Into the Maya World, February 25-March 4, 2020. Don’t miss out! ONE SPACE OPEN FOR SINGLE ROOM.
- September 1-9, 2020, Tribal Art and Georgia O’Keeffe: New Mexico Study Tour. Culture, context, contrast.
- November 6-19, 2020: Japan Textile Study Tour. Explore indigo dyes, temple markets, food culture, aesthetics. 6 spaces open.
2021 Coming Soon: Deep, Not Wide
- What’s Planned? (1) Michoacan and the Monarch Butterflies, (2) Guanajuato and San Miguel de Allende (3) Puebla and Cholula
Note: We won’t be returning to Chiapas or the Oaxaca coast in 2021.
Questions? Want more info or to register? Send an email norma.schafer@icloud.com norma.schafer@icloud.com
Maps: Teotitlan + Tlacolula Market
We send printable map via email PDF usually within 48-hours after order received. Where to see natural dyed rugs in Teotitlan del Valle and layout of the Sunday Tlacolula Market, with favorite eating, shopping, ATMs. Click Here to Buy Map
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