[Gocamino] [!! SPAM] No cell phones, computers or I pods

[Mary Wallis]

Gee, it's so great to see St. Francis finally up there with Shirley MacLaine 
and Jenna Bush.

And who needs a cellphone anyway when you've got that terrific Student ID!?

What a hoot!

Mary

-----Original Message----- 
From: Rosina
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 1:06 PM
To: GOCAMINO at oakapple.net ; saintjames at yahoogroups.com
Subject: [!! SPAM] [Gocamino] No cell phones, computers or I pods



Hello you all,
Someone just sent me the message below:


"Fifteen students will be walking to the "end of the world" in the fall 2011 
semester on the Camino de Santiago study abroad trip.

A seasoned professor of the Pierce Walk, Douglas Challenger proposed the 
idea for the Camino last year.  So far, there has been a lot of interest 
among members of the student body.  With only nine spots left, there are 
still a number of applications to go through and more coming in each day, 
according to Stella Walling, director of the Study Abroad program.

There is also an interview process in order to be fully accepted into the 
program. Walling said, "There needs to be a flow in this group; their 
personalities have to fit in order to endure the trip."

Walling, who walked a part of the Camino in 2009, said, "Young and old walk 
this to find something within themselves."

Throughout the course of the walk, students are not allowed to have cell 
phones, computers, or iPods. "You forget you have another life. They don't 
want or need things like they used to," she said.

Unlike the Pierce Walk, students will not be left to nature's elements by 
sleeping in a tent. The Camino students will sleep in hostels or refugios 
(shelters) along the church route and will keep all their belongings in 
their backpacks, which they carry for the entire trip.


About a thousand years ago St. James, a popular figure amongst the Catholic 
and Christian faiths, walked a trail from Paris, France to Santiago de 
Compostela, Spain. To this day, travelers walk the same 1040 mile journey 
for many different reasons; pilgrims and hikers alike keep the trails that 
are over a thousand years old popular and alive.

When the Romans controlled the area, they used the route as a way to trade, 
and it was called the Finisterrae, which is Latin for "End of the World." 
Back when the world was thought to be flat, it was a popular belief that the 
westernmost point of Cape Finisterre on the Galicia coast was once the edge 
of the world.

In the medieval ages, it became one of the most popular pilgrimages amongst 
the Catholics to the shrine where the supposed body of St. James still lies 
today.

On the trip, students will purchase a "credencial," which imitates a 
passport, but has the perks of a student I.D. The "credencial" is stamped by 
town halls and allows the traveler to stay at a refugio and serves as proof 
that they walked the path. Once the traveler has completed the walk, they 
obtain their "compostela," which is a certificate of completion.

Some notable figures who also walked the trail are Shirley Maclaine, Lorenzo 
de Medici, St. Francis, Anthony Quinn, and Jenna  Bush."

The students are from Franklin Pierce University, and for further details 
one may go to piercearrownews.com.  It is interesting that the students will 
not be allowed to take cell phones, etc.

Hugs!
Rosina
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