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Not only do we offer courses about travel, we offer international and domesitc travel opportunities as well. Thinking of traveling with us? RSVP for our next free Information Session. Questions? Please call 925-424-1467 or email commed@laspositascollege.edu

  • Get Paid to Teach English - Overseas, in the USA & Online  
  • Fee: $59.00
    Dates: 11/1/2025 - 11/1/2025
    Times: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    Days: Sa
    Modality: Live remote: live online meetings

    Instructor: Gina Henry

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    Learn how Gina has taught her way around the world & paid for vacations and travel to 100 countries. Teaching English can be a high paying career or simply a great way to travel free. English is the world’s business & travel language. Being able to speak English helps people get better paying jobs & life changing choices. If you speak English, you can teach conversational English! You don’t have to be certified or speak the local language. However, getting certified can help you make more money & get a job faster and easier. There are now many excellent affordable online certification programs. Plus, make money teaching English online, earn a free vacation, a 2-month paid summer job, or full-time work that earns up to $90K a year. Learn about the best paying jobs, how to promote your teaching qualifications, the best certification programs (online & in person) and specific hiring organizations. Gina teaches this online class while she is traveling around the worldwide. Tuition includes her 100-page digital book "Get Paid to Teach English" (a $39.95 value). Go to www.GinaHenry.com for more instructor information.

    Please Review Carefully:

    Your “Teach English” 100-page ebook and zoom link will be emailed to you a few days before the class. Please email the instructor and confirm you received the digital book and zoom link at GinaHenryTravelINFO@gmail.com. Good internet connection and a PC, laptop, tablet or smart phone with camera and mic is needed. You should download Zoom in advance of class. It is free to install, https://zoom.us/download. Look for an email from your instructor with the Zoom link for the class. Be ready to log on and join the meeting 15 minutes prior to the class start time to enjoy a live chat and take attendance. If you have trouble using the link, just go to Zoom.us, click "Join a Meeting" and enter the meeting ID and password provided in the instructor's email.

    Age range: 16+

     

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  • How to Travel Free & Make Money Traveling  
  • Fee: $59.00
    Dates: 10/4/2025 - 10/4/2025
    Times: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    Days: Sa
    Modality: Live remote: live online meetings

    Instructor: Gina Henry

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    We’re back to our travels, but everything is getting more expensive. So how do we make our travel free and even make money while we are traveling? Learn how to find the deep travel discounts motivating us to see the world. If you are retired, changing careers, a student, or someone who likes the idea of making additional income to support your travel dream, this class is for you. World traveler Gina Henry shows you how she has traveled for free to 104 countries and all 50 states. Plus learn important tips on travel safety, trip insurance, affordable retirement opportunities & other inspirational life enhancing strategies. Earn free airline tickets, hotel nights, tours, cruises & more! Volunteer, fun work-vacations, paid travel, teach English, mystery shopping, importing, drop shipping & remote employment opportunities.

    Gina teaches this online class while she is traveling all over the USA & worldwide.

    Tuition includes her 100-page digital book "How to Travel Free & Make Money Traveling” (a $39.95 value) which provides names, phone numbers, and websites of all of the contacts you need to put this practical information to use. 

    Please Review Carefully:

    Your 100-page ebook and zoom link will be emailed to you a few days before the class. Please email the instructor and confirm you received the digital book at GinaHenryTravelINFO@gmail.com. Good internet connection and a PC, laptop, tablet or smart phone with camera and mic is needed. You should download Zoom in advance of class. It is free to install, https://zoom.us/download. Look for an email from your instructor with the Zoom link for the class. Be ready to log on and join the meeting 15 minutes prior to the class start time to enjoy a live chat and take attendance. If you have trouble using the link, just go to Zoom.us, click "Join a Meeting" and enter the meeting ID and password provided in the instructor's email.

    Class does not offer health advice as to whether an individual should travel. Please refer to your doctor and local and CDC guidelines before deciding to travel at this time.

    Age range: 16+

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  • Live, Work, Retire Abroad, Affordably  NEW!
  • Fee: $49.00
    Dates: 10/22/2025 - 10/22/2025
    Times: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    Days: W
    Modality: Live remote: live online meetings

    Instructor: Robert Cohen

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    Imagine living abroad! Many people now opt for this adventure and enjoy a higher standard of living while living their dream. Join us and learn how to stretch a fixed retirement income or find work overseas that pays room and board.

    Discover the top ten countries where Americans can live better than they can here and how to do it! Get tips about evaluating your finances, figuring out how far your dollar will go, housing, transportation, food, government discount programs, access to healthcare, and job opportunities. It is all here!

    Are you ready to begin an exciting new life?

    Age range: 18+

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  • Livermore Birding during Fall Migration  NEW!
  • Fee: $90.00
    Dates: 9/6/2025 - 9/6/2025
    Times: 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    Days: Sa
    Modality: In person off site
    Del Valle State Park
    Instructor: Rich Cimino

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    Join us in Del Valle State Park as we learn to recognize local birds by sight or sound. Learn about migration cycles, species distribution, and habitats. Alameda County's Del Valle State Park provides an ideal opportunity to observe the fall migration and post-breeding journeys of birds. During our field excursion, we will be on the lookout for Grebes, Terns, Woodpeckers, Magpies, Orioles, Tanagers, Wrens, and Warblers, and we will focus on identifying these families along with year-round Oak Woodland residents, such as Yellow-billed Magpie, We will also be on the lookout for Woodpeckers, Kingfishers, and raptors! Your guide will offer information on species, so note-taking is encouraged, and a list of the bird species seen will be provided. This field excursion is ideal for all levels of birding. Beginning birders: come and build your birding skills!

    Age Range: These classes are designed for those 11+ (parents can accompany their children) and seniors.  

    Location: Del Valley State Park, Livermore CA. Specific meeting location information will be distributed to attendees prior to the start of class. There is a $10 entrance fee, which includes parking, for Del Valle. Participants are responsible for this fee.

    Please note: Participants are responsible for their own transportation and insurance. Sorry, no pets allowed.

    About your guideRich Cimino, a lifelong birder in Alameda County, has led numerous field trips from Altamont Pass to San Francisco Bay. Moreover, Rich is the creator of the Eastern Alameda County Christmas Bird Count and was a leader in the Alameda County Breeding Bird Atlas. During his field trips, he shares his knowledge of eastern Alameda County habitats and the resident species. Rich leads international birding tours from the Arctic to the tropics as the owner and field trip leader of Yellowbilledtours.com. 

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  • San Francisco Bay Birding: Fall Migration  NEW!
  • Fee: $90.00
    Dates: 11/1/2025 - 11/1/2025
    Times: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    Days: Sa
    Modality: In person off site
    Middle Harbor Shoreline Park
    Instructor: Rich Cimino

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    Middle Harbor Shoreline Park in Oakland is a 38-acre park with a bay side tidal mudflat, which offers great opportunities to observe wintering Shorebirds, Plovers, Waders, Ducks, Terns and returning Winter Passerines, even the Tropical King Bird. 

    This field trip is ideal for all levels of birding. Beginning birders: come and build your birding skills!

    Age Range: These classes are designed for those 11+ (parents can accompany their children) and seniors.  

    Location: Middle Harbor Shoreline, Oakland CA. Specific meeting location information will be distributed to attendees prior to the start of class. 

    Please note: Please note that participants are responsible for their own transportation and insurance. Sorry, no pets allowed.

    About your guideRich Cimino was the conservation chair for the Eastern Alameda County Audubon Society and a past member of the California State stakeholder committee challenging the permitting of the Altamont Pass Wind Turbine Resource area. He also volunteered for the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory for twelve years. Moreover, Rich is the creator of the Eastern Alameda County Christmas Bird Count, which is now in its sixteenth year, and a leader of the Eastern Alameda County Breeding Bird Altas. Rich leads international birding tours from the Arctic to the tropics as the owner and field trip leader of Yellowbilledtours.com. 

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  • The Secrets of Travel-Hacking: Reward Credit Cards Free Air, Hotels, & Cash Back  
  • Fee: $59.00
    Dates: 10/11/2025 - 10/11/2025
    Times: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    Days: Sa
    Modality: Live remote: live online meetings

    Instructor: Gina Henry

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    You can earn hundreds of thousands of airline frequent flyer miles and hotel reward points without ever stepping foot on a plane or paying for a hotel. Reward programs and their reward credit cards can earn you the miles & points you need to fly free & stay free. Redeem them for high-value trips. Flights and hotels are typically the most expensive part of your vacation budget. Plus earn cash-back to pay for all your other travel expenses. Gina will show you her easy "Beginner Strategy" then graduate you to more advanced strategies that earn you ONE MILLION+ reward points a year. All the major reward programs will be detailed: airlines, hotels, banks, etc. Also learn tips for flying business and first class.

    Gina Henry, founder of Go Global, Inc, has been a professional traveler for over 30 years and earns 15 free airline tickets each year, plus dozens of free hotel nights, and hundreds of dollars cash-back each year.

    Tuition includes instructors 100-page digital book "The Secrets of Traveling Hacking - Free Air, Hotels & Cash Back” (a $39.95 value). 

    Please Review Carefully:

    Your 100-page ebook and zoom link will be emailed to you a few days before the class. Please email the instructor and confirm you received the digital book at GinaHenryTravelINFO@gmail.com. Good internet connection and a PC, laptop, tablet or smart phone with camera and mic is needed. You should download Zoom in advance of class. It is free to install, https://zoom.us/download. Look for an email from your instructor with the Zoom link for the class. Be ready to log on and join the meeting 15 minutes prior to the class start time to enjoy a live chat and take attendance. If you have trouble using the link, just go to Zoom.us, click "Join a Meeting" and enter the meeting ID and password provided in the instructor's email.

    Class does not offer health advice as to whether an individual should travel. Please refer to your doctor and local and CDC guidelines before deciding to travel at this time.

    Age range: 16+

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  • Colors of Morocco
  • Fee: Varies: Click here for more information.
    Dates: 10/23/2025 - 11/6/2025
    Modality: In person at LPC
    Instructor: Laurie Miller (Collette Representative)

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    October 23 — November 06, 2025  15 Days  27 Meals

    Highlights: Rabat, Fes, Sahara Desert Luxury Tented Camp, Camel Ride, Khamlia Music Village, Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou, High Atlas Mountains, Marrakech, Choice on Tour: Moroccan Crafts Shopping Tour or Local Marrakech Hammam Experience, Cooking Class, Casablanca, Hassan II Mosque

    For more information, please visit our Colors of Morocco page.

    Back to back trips! Join us for Journey through Egypt and Jordan November 7 through 20th. 

     Have more questions? RSVP for our next free information session with our travel agent. 

 

  • Journey through Egypt and Jordan
  • Fee: Varies: Click here for more information.
    Dates: 11/7/2025 - 11/20/2025
    Modality: In person at LPC
    Instructor: Laurie Miller (Collette Representative)

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    Nov 07 — Nov 20, 2025  14 Days  28 Meals

    Highlights: Amman, Petra, Impact Moment, Home-Hosted Lunch, Dead Sea, Choice on Tour: Dead Sea or Bethany Beyond Jordan, Giza Pyramids, Great Sphinx, 4-Night Nile River Cruise, Valley of the Kings, Choice on Tour: Relax on Ship or Visit the Temple of Edfu, Kom Ombo, Aswan, Philae Temple

    For more information, please visit our Journey through Egypt and Jordan page.

    Back to back trips! Join us for Colors of Morocco right before this trip, October 23rd through November 6th. 

     Have more questions? RSVP for our next free information session with our travel agent. 

 

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