Ecuador

New Summer Service Programs: Nicaragua & Ecuador/Galapagos Islands

Our goal for a Nicaragua program came to fruition last summer when Katherine Dayton, Spanish Language Programs Coordinator, traveled to Central and South America. She met with potential project partners and other folks to lay the groundwork for Nicaragua and for a new Ecuador site as well. Katherine also reconnected with friends and partners in Ecuador, Peru and Costa Rica. A bit about Nicaragua and Ecuador follows.

Language Immersion and Community Service

¿Habla Español?  Etudiez-vous français?

Just ask our references. When you eat dinner, dance and have karaoke nights, talk about culture, customs, and history with local friends, ride to work sites and recreation activities with local teens and our long-time drivers, spend time in the kitchen setting up or putting away meals with our local cooks, make sorbet and net fish with our friends... You can’t resist wanting to practice your Spanish or French skills when the language is all around you and the people so genuinely eager to know you. The project sites are where language is ambient and easily absorbed from

Intense Culture Programs

Some of the students who join our various teams each summer are returning Visions participants.  It is not uncommon for a student to participate in two programs with us.  We welcome returning participants because they bring a wealth of experience and understanding about life on a Visions program and in learning about a different culture.

We have long talked about creating programs for veteran participants who are looking to take that next step, or for any students just looking to really dive deeply into another culture.  So, this year we have created such program experiences:  the Intense Culture programs.

Summer 2004 will launch the Intense Culture canopy.  One program will be offered inEcuador and one in Trinidad – and as time goes by, we intend to add more.

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