While some are content to settle for the tourist hotspots traveling
the world, others are constantly in search of the authentic experience.
These ten classes collected by Jane Leung at CNN-GO offer a meeting
point halfway in between where travelers can admit they’re tourists but
also receive a unique insight on the local culture.
Manga drawing, Fukuoka, Japan
WAHAHA may sound like an awkward transition from crying to laughing,
but it’s actually the name of a short-term study school in Fukuoka,
Japan.
The school’s two-week manga course includes two hours of manga drawing and three hours of Japanese language lessons, per day.
Students come away with the skills to make their own manga comic,
learning how to develop stories, characters, render onomatopoeia, draw
backgrounds and more…
Cheesemaking, Wisconsin, United States
…An authentic, all-American homemade cheese experience in Edam Eden
waits wannabe churners at The Cheese Maker, located in the cozy home of
Steve and Mary Shapson in Mequon, Wisconsin.
The Shapsons' hands-on, three-day courses teach lovers of edible
bacteria the craft of making and understanding Camembert, baby Brie,
bleu, chevre, mozzarella, ricotta and feta…
Jungle Survival, Guyana
…An initial “training phase” takes place at your shelter where you'll
be sleeping in a hammock for the next week. Here, you learn basic
survival skills: finding water, making shelter, lighting a fire and
finding a meal (including tasty bugs and fishing for Piranha).
Then comes the “isolation phase” where you’ll be separated into
singles or pairs, and learn to survive in the jungle -- with nothing but
the clothes off your back, a machete, bow and arrow and belt kit…
Full story at
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