Encounter the lands and legacies forged by centuries of Baltic history on a 9-night cruise to visit 7 countries, featuring special guest speaker Lech Walesa, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and former President of Poland. This Polish national hero will be speaking by exclusive arrangement about the establishment of the Polish Solidarity labor movement and the struggles he overcame when confronting a Soviet-backed regime—a message that will be more poignant than ever. Explore the cultural rebirth of Scandinavia and the Baltic states on this one-of-a-kind itinerary with excursions to Tallinn, Estonia; Helsinki, Finland; Riga, Latvia; Gdansk, Poland; Copenhagen, Denmark; and Gothenburg, Sweden. Enhance your journey with the Stockholm Pre-Program and/or the Wonders of Norway Post-Program options.
Optional Pre-Tour: Stockholm
Day 1: Depart U.S. / Arrive in Stockholm, Sweden
Day 2: Tallinn, Estonia
Day 3: Helsinki, Finland
Day 4: Day at Sea
Day 5: Riga, Latvia
Day 6: Day at Sea
Day 7: Gdansk, Poland
Day 8: Copenhagen, Denmark
Day 9: Gothenburg, Sweden
Days 10 & 11: Oslo, Norway / Depart for U.S.
Optional Post-Tour: Wonders of Norway
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Faculty
Jason Barabas '93 is the Director of the Rockefeller Center for Public Policy and the Social Sciences at Dartmouth College and a Professor in the Government Department. At Dartmouth, Barabas teaches and conducts research on American politics in the areas of political knowledge, deliberation, public policy, and democratic performance. His findings have been published in peer-reviewed academic journals including the American Political Science Review, the American Journal of Political Science, and the Journal of Politics. Barabas earned his Ph.D. in Political Science from Northwestern University and his undergraduate degree in Government from Dartmouth College. After graduating from college, Barabas was appointed as an economic policy advisor for the Governor of Illinois, which fostered an appreciation for retail politics as well as pragmatic solutions to policy problems. In the years since, he has held postdoctoral fellowships at Harvard and Princeton as well as academic faculty positions in New York, Florida, and Illinois. When he is not teaching or writing, Barabas enjoys a variety of outdoor and cultural activities throughout New Hampshire and beyond.
