Jack Houston, Agricultural and Applied Economics Department and Julia Marlow, College of Family and Consumer Sciences used funds from International Development Education Awards (IDEAS) and other sources for a study tour in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico during Maymester 2002. The goals were enhancement of cultural awareness of students and public service faculty to help them assist the growing Latino population in Georgia and to increase the number of students participating in study abroad programs in Mexico. Over forty students participated in the study tour and lived with families in Xalapa. Participants report that the experience did indeed increase their cultural awareness of Latinos. The IDEAS grant also enabled Drs. Houston and Marlow to further enhance their linkages with the University of Veracruz in Xalapa, Mexico. Graduate student Kathryn Hammond participated in the study tour and prepared a training video to help participants become more aware of Mexican