When I travel, I am in search of local color: arts & crafts -- artesania in spanish -- ancient and colonial architecture
. A little of this is a collectors’ urge; the rest is curiosity about the world, especially Latin America, my main area of interest
. A little of this is a collectors’ urge; the rest is curiosity about the world, especially Latin America, my main area of interest
Jay Hargis, Associate Professor
of History, Porterville College
Home base: Porterville, California
Vacations: Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Peru, Santa Fe & “Four-Corners” Southwest, Florida, around California, New York City, DC, Pacific Northwest, Britain, Canada
Recent Reads: The General & the
Jaguar; Overthrow: America’s Century of Regime Change From Hawaii to Iraq;
All-Time Favorite movie:
Kurasawa’s “The Seven Samurai”
Travel tip: Don’t skimp on travel planning -- it is sometimes better than the trip.
