Arete West

Arete West

The Arete West Story

The Arete West Story

The story of Arete West, as told by William Taylor and dozens of the students of past Arete trips. Purchase Here From the back cover Since 1979, William Taylor has been taking hundreds of Northern California high school students to Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East to uncover the

Trip 20 - 2017

Itinerary * Greece * Italy * Austria * Germany * Switzerland Students * Jacob Bloom * Andy Eisinger * Amy Kohlbrenner * Devin Miller * Zoe Miller * Katherine Wearing Trip Leader * Mr. Taylor, age 84 Assistants * Katy Dykstra-Cantrell * Caitlen Lacey * Rebecca Novak * Liam Taylor * Julie Zeigler-Nacco Trip Highlights ROME You introduce them to Roman history at the Trajan column. You

Trip 19 - 2015

Itinerary * Turkey: Istanbul, Canakkale (Troy), Sirince (Ephasis) * Greece: Samos, Patmos, Athens, Mycenae, Nemea, Olympia, Ithica, * Italy: Rome, Florence * Austria: Lake Bled, Vienna, Mauhausen * Germany: Schonau am Koenigsse, Berchtesgarden * Switzerland: St. Moritz, Zermatt, Zurich Students * Brody Barkin * Ellen Clack * Jeremy Leary * Aislinn Miller * Ian Slaughter * Liam Taylor Trip Leader * Mr. Taylor,

Essay - Jane Elliot

“Obroni!” It means white person or foreigner, during my 5 month stay in Ghana I heard that word more than I heard the word ‘Arete’ in 2007. I recently returned from studying abroad at the University of Ghana, Legon in West Africa. I didn’t know why I was going

Essay - Maya Normandie

Maya Normandie brings forth that confrontation with the numinous (the sacred) that had been a continuous encounter on ourArete trips. Sometimes, as in 1993, it was so overwhelming that "hysterical" reactions frightened two of the girls. Sometimes it took a student back to meaningful moments of earlier religious

Trip 18 - 2013

Itinerary * Turkey * Greece * Italy * Slovenia * Austria * Germany * Switzerland Students * Brody Barkin * Jahya Burke * Patrick Dillon * Izzy Doerschlag * Clayton Hutchins * Maya Normandi * Lily Stander Trip Leader * Mr. Taylor, Age 80 Trip Assistent * Max Slaughter Trip Highlights June 17 --- Istanbul - arrival finds Mr. Taylor knocking over two or three lane

Essay - Tracy Durnell

Tracy Durnell has helped administratively with time and computer expertise over the years since her 2003 trip with Arete. Full of fight, substance, she has emerged as a strong and dependable leader. Here, in her essay, we gain a personal glimpse into the world that she sees today, her boldness

Essay - Callie Anderson

Callie Anderson, of Arete 2009, has been studying in Switzerland and traveling since graduating from Drake. Her essay tells of an early grasp of extended arête, how it defines and expands a lifetime of challenges. Photos - Callie about to ride on a camel, standing on the remains of the

Trip 17 - 2011

Itinerary * Egypt: * Turkey: * Greece: * Italy: * Austria: * Germany: * Switzerland: Students * Camela Flowerman * Cassie Howard * Mari Nagagawa * Carroll Oliver * Julia Saunders * Alex Sonett * Stefan Torelli Trip Leader * Mr. Taylor Trip Assistent * Dory Weston * Cory Taylor (Vetran Host) Trip Highlights Dory Weston, trip assistant Cory Taylor, guest host and instructor June 13th ---

Essay - Jenny Marshall

Jenny Marshall was the youngest on the 2007 Arete trip, but her essays during the nine months of preparation were most impressive. She wrote beyond her years. Jenny is still "the youngest" when you consider her being a freshman at the University of California, Santa Barbara, yet having

Trip 16 - 2009

Itinerary * Turkey: * Greece: * Italy: * Tunisia: * Austria: * Switzerland: * Germany: Students * Callie Anderson * Willie Boesel * David Cross * Zephyr Forest * Kathryn Hutchens * Lindsay Rogers * Camille Swezy Trip Leader * Mr. Taylor, age 76 Trip Assistent * Renee Johnson Trip Highlights June 14 --- flight to Istanbul June 15 --- Istanbul --- CALL TO PRAYER BY

Essay - Emma Fazio

Emma Fazio was a member of Arete 2003. We can let her photograph justify my having called her, 'the Apache.' In addition to her beautiful appearance, Emma was continuously supportive of minority groups, passionate about social justice. A 300 meter hurdler and member of our mile relay team

Essay - Jason Kintzel

Jason Kintzel of Arete '91 was a combination of IQ and emotional trauma. Our future Arete web site chief engineer was a full dose participant in the history, archaeology and fun, the laughter and appreciation of incredible beauty that we experienced, when he wasn't in a phone

Essay - Christina Teply

Christina Teply has expanded her travel itinerary considerably since her '85 and '89 Arete adventures. Like "45 countries." She graduated from the University of California, San Diego, with a BA in French Studies. Not surprising to those who knew her in high school and on the

Curriculum - Turkey

Curriculum - Turkey

Istanbul, Turkey “This is what Arete is to provide - the enhancement of the self, so life can be measured independently. But can one be responsible unless they are part of the marketplace? Aristotle says, no. So we do not flee the city, but we walk to some extent alone

Curriculum - Greece

Curriculum - Greece

Greece Arete students stood before the Parthenon for the first time in 1983. Since then, ten pilgrimages of young people have climbed up over the slippery marble to a glorious view of that timeless temple. And we make sure that we are first in line, first up on the Acropolis.

Curriculum - Florence

Curriculum - Florence

Arête Ponders Florence Reference Books * Paul Tillich by Wilhelm and Marion Pauck * Athenian Odyssey by William M. Taylor * The End of Faith by Sam Harris * The Battle for God by Karen Armstrong Study and Discussion Assignments with Comments from WMT (2007) Arête students were asked to memorize a verse from

Curriculum - Switzerland

Curriculum - Switzerland

Arête & the Intellectual Giants of Switzerland “Nietzche put it this way – ‘that your very self be in your actions, as the mother is in the child’; the self which is arete (virtue), is the self which surpasses itself.” -William Taylor Study and Discussion Assignments with Comments from WMT When

Curriculum - Prague

Curriculum - Prague

Prague, Czech Republic Reference Materials Books: * The Castle by Franz Kafka * The Trial by Franz Kafka * Testaments Betrayed by Milan Kundera * Eichmann in Jerusalem by Hannah Arendt Documentary Film: Conspiracy Study and Discussion Assignments Students were assigned different topics relating to the territory that they will cover while in Prague.

Trip 15 - 2007

Itinerary * Egypt: Cairo, Nile, Pyramids * Turkey: Istanbul, Galipoli, Kanakkale (Troy), Assos * Greece: Athens, Mycenae, Nemea, Olympia, Delphi, Ithica * Italy: Rome, Florence * Austria: Vienna, Mauthausen * Czechoslovakia: Prague * Switzerland: St. Moriz, Sils Maria, Zermatt, Zurich * Germany: Heidleberg, Frankfurt Students * Stefen Cheplick * Jane Elliot * Nick Giuliani * Jennie Marshall * Sheehan Mitchel * Kristine Nowlain * Max

Essay - Tim Adams

Tim Adams smashed into hurdles like Mark Foehr, Jason Chinn and Jason Kintzel, a kind of epic clash with fate in a fairly rugged event. Only Gareth Engler sailed over them with grace. (Foehr, Chinn, Kintzel and Engler were of Arete '87, '89, '91 and '87,

Essay - Ingrid Johnson

We knew her as Hebe on Arete '91, watched her rock to Mozart around the Drake track. Ingrid Johnson did not fake words. Maybe that is why she ran around with that particular guy on our team for awhile? Ingrid graduated from Evergreen State College in 1996, completed her

Essay - Rich Murphy

Rich Murphy of Arete '81 graduated from the Pennsylvania State University with a degree in Foreign Service. After he joined the Laborer's International Union Local 368 in Honolulu, , Rich set out to destroy chemical weapons on a "tiny" island in the Pacific. Huh? Yes, the

Essay - Ann Glenn

Over the past three years Ann Glenn of Arete '97 and '99 has led travel groups across the U S, Vietnam, Cambodia and into our Swiss Alps. She writes, "I grew to know these regions/countries intimately, having a depth to the relationships with locals that is

Essay - Andrew Hagen

Andrew Hagen finished up his Marin pole vaulting with a dramatic county final victory with a destroyed knee. This tells of his character. So does his academic prowess, graduating with a B.S. in biochemistry from UC San Diego after spending his senior year abroad in Lund, Sweden. Adrew is