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Archaeologist
Colorado Join the pros for a week digging for ancient Pueblo artifacts at Colorado's . Crow Canyon Archaeological Center-where you may unearth pottery shards, stone tools and other treasures, and learn how to analyze artifacts in the archaeology lab. Cost: $1,720 per person ($1,675 for ages 55-plus), including lodging and all meals (crowcanyon.org) .
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gist? A lighthouse keeper? An organic farmer? Then on your next trip turn your flight of fancy into reality. There are many "experientii!" travel op"" portunities in the U.S. and abroad, giving the adventure-minded an eyeopening-and often unforgettablebreak from the mundane. A stressed executive can live like a monk. An urban family can herd cattle. The curious can even shadow a Maasai elder in Kenya. These trips can last from a day to as long as you'd like and can cost next to nothing-if, for instance, you volunteer as a farmhand with an organization such as Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms. But they can also cost thousands; the Maasai experience, in which you'll learn about the group's medicinal use of plants and other traditions, is organized by Cottar's 1920s Safari Camp, where guests stay in luxury tents for $530 a night per person. (Airfare isn't included in any of these trips.) Or you can try an unfancy-but cool-experience called Adult Space Academy, a weekend of - astronaut training at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabam.a, for $549, including food and dorm lodging. -Christina Ianzito
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Rhode Island Try life as a full-time keeper in a working lighthouse on teeny Rose Island. Listen to the marine weather on the VHF radio, raise the flag at sunrise, manage the wind-powered electric system, do odd jobs, and greet visitors for the . foundation that runs the lighthouse. Cost: $2,300 a week for two people in summer, less off-season (roseisla nd Iig hthouse.org) .
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Mongolia You and a small group of other travelers will learn to live like a 13th-century warrior of the Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan . That includes bow-and.: 1 arrow making, field cooking, battle tactics, horse herding and a few nights of rugged camping. Cost: from about $3,450 per person for a nine-day trip (pioneerexpeditions.com) .

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