The 1st Bi-annual Amazing Race Competition - Spring 2010

The CGE is launching the CGE Amazing Race.  Do you think you can take this challenge???

Along the same lines as the famous TV show “Amazing Race”, throughout your study abroad experience you’ll be competing against other TU students abroad to complete as many challenges as possible! The more challenges you complete, the more points you get!  When a task is completed, document your participation with a photo or video or voice recording and post it to the TU Study Abroad Facebook page.  All submissions must be uploaded by April 30th, 2010.  The student with the most points will win a US$300 travel voucher! Winner will be announced at the CGE Welcome back party in August!         

Amazing Race Challenges:

#	Challenge	Points
1	Dress in a local traditional clothes	1 point
2	Perform a traditional dance	2 points. 1 additional point if performing for an audience
3	Sing a local song	1 point. 1 additional point if in a foreign language, 1 additional point if performing for an audience
4	Imitate a local statue	1 point. 5 points if you receive a tip!
5	Document a local wildlife/plants/flowers	1 point
6	Discover a local recipe: cook or learn how to prepare a dish	2 points
7	Prepare an Oklahoma recipe for your local friends	2 points
8	Evidence of Globalization: discover anything American in your host country	1 point. 1 additional point if not McDonald or Starbucks. 10 points if says TU!
9	Play a popular local sport	1 point. 1 extra point if the game is part of a local tournament.
10	Eat an exotic local food	1 point for each meal. Additional points awarded for degree of difficulty in getting it in the USA.
11	Play a local game (board, card, ball, etc.)	2 points. 1 additional point if you can document beating a local!
12	Take unique modes of transportation (anything that gets you from point A to point B)	1 point. Additional points awarded depending on the number of legs involved (1 point per leg!).
13	Pose with a significant work of local art	1 point
14	Meeting a local political figure	5 points
15	Meeting with a local celebrity	10 points

Who can enter the 1st CGE Amazing Race?
            All TU students approved to participate in study abroad programs during the spring semester of 2010.

How to Enter the CGE Amazing Race?

1. Join and register for a Facebook account.  (If you aren’t already a Facebook member).
2. Locate and become a member of the TU CGE Study Abroad Spring 2010 group.
3. Start posting your photo, video or voice recording. After posting the challenge on Facebook, e-mail the photo, video or recording to globaleducation@utulsa.edu, so that points can be scored.
4. Tell your friends back home to check out your contest status and leave comments on your entries. 

Contest Posting Guidelines:

1. All photos, videos and voice recordings must abide by TU's student conduct regulation and program rules. Please be respectful and appropriate and abide by the local laws. If entries do not follow these guidelines they will be removed from Facebook and not awarded points.
2. Label each entry posted with…
1. Your name
1. Activity completed
2. Your study abroad program
3. Location and date. 

Prizes:
The student with most points will win a US$300 travel voucher! In case of a tie, winner will be selected by a CGE committee based on difficulty of the challenges performance and quality of the documentation (photos, videos, recordings). Winner will be announced at the CGE Welcome back party!        

Questions?
Contact the CGE staff (globaleducation@utulsa.edu) if you have questions or are having problems uploading photos/videos to Facebook!