CCE Exchange Trips

		CYCLISTS for CULTURAL EXCHANGE Exchange Trips & Programs
Program Description Requirements Goals & Expectations Responsibilities Program 2010 Application Form	Goals & Expectations
		CCE goals include creation of the potential for transformation of cultural barriers into bridges of cultural enrichment, understanding other human beings from different backgrounds, and unveiling the layers of different times, traditions, and places. CCE participants must be open to unusual and unknown experiences and situations, and unpredictable results from communication in various languages. Meeting people and understanding other cultures and traditions should be a priority for each program in the choice of routes, sightseeing, places to visit, and each day's schedule.

		Due to the nature of adventure cycling, each participant should have a clear understanding that this program is not an organized tour, and everyone on a team is as much an organizer as he/she is a participant. Participation in the CCE program will involve rotated leadership in which each rider can be a day leader, responsible for team safety, route, accommodations, meals, etc. More experienced participants should take more initiative and help less seasoned team members in leadership.

		Participants are expected to be actively involved in each day's events, to treat each other and all those we encounter with respect, be enthusiastic in finding ways to communicate, and to share traditions and culture.

		Participant's assistance with Strawberry Fields Forever, the one-day cycling event that is a source of funding for the exchange program, is requested.