Dear UCLA Alumni and Friends,

UCLA isn't just a place, it's something alumni carry inside them. It's the thing that sparked – and continues to spark – many of life's adventures. Long after graduation, UCLA continues to be the place that nurtured intellect, relationships, achievement and exploration of the surrounding world.

UCLA Alumni Travel helps nurture that same spirit, that drive to keep learning, to engage with the world and to seek new experiences. There is nothing like witnessing the centuries-old Pushkar Camel Fair in India, marveling at brilliant hues of the Gobi Desert in Mongolia, seeing one of the longest solar eclipses in our lifetime in China or learning the secrets of local cuisine in Oaxaca.

UCLA's top-notch professors accompany UCLA Alumni Travel passengers on more than half the trips. They share their knowledge, expertise and companionship along the way. And in addition to the renowned faculty lecturers and extraordinary places, UCLA Alumni Travel offers the companionship of fellow alumni, people who share an intellectual curiosity and sense of fun and adventure.

A favorite Chinese proverb reads, “If there is light in the soul, there will be beauty in the person. If there is beauty in the person, there will be harmony in the house. If there is harmony in the house, there will be order in the nation. If there is order in the nation, there will be peace in the world.” Alumni truly are ambassadors for UCLA to people and places around the world, bringing about a change small and steady, one Bruin at a time.

Regards from Westwood,
Christel Pailet
Director, Alumni Travel