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Norma contributes personal essay, How Oaxaca Became Home
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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!
Hands-on Workshops
1. Oaxaca Natural Dye Workshops: Choose 1, 2 or 3 Days Set your own dates.
2. 4-Day Tapestry Weaving Workshop: Dancing on the Loom Set your own dates.
Day Tours on Your Schedule
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.
2021 Going Deep, Not Wide
- October 28-November 4, 2021: Oaxaca Day of the Dead Culture Tour Covid restrictions apply! Limited to 10 intrepid travelers who want a cultural immersion experience. 3 Spaces Open
2022 Planning Ahead
- January 15-24, 2022. Oaxaca Coast Textile Study Tour, space strictly limited to 10 people. SOLD OUT. Join the wait list. Don’t miss this adventure deep into indigenous weaving traditions.
- February 22-March 2, 2022 SOLD OUT. Taking a Wait List. Chiapas Textile Study Tour, Deep Into the Maya World. Remote villages reveal Maya universe woven in cloth. Join the wait list. If there are enough people, I will open a second set of dates.
Stay Healthy. Stay Safe. Wear your mask.
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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
Dye Master Dolores Santiago Arrellanas with son Omar Chavez Santiago, weaver and dyer, Fey y Lola Rugs, Teotitlan del Valle
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