Mexico: Community Service and Travel Program
Orientation in Mexico City
Learn about Mexico’s people and its dramatic past at the Zocalo as you visit the stunning cathedral, Palacio Nacional, and gaze upon the evocative murals of Diego Rivera. Develop your Spanish language skills as you visit the Museum of Anthropology or sample spicy Mexican food.
Community Service and Travel
Following orientation, discover Mexican family life during your 25-day homestay. Contribute to a community service project, giving back to those who have been so generous to you. Cap your experience with a week of travel. Relax on the beaches and explore the historic cities of Zihuatanejo, Guadalajara, or Puerto Vallarta.
Sample host communities: Querétaro, Cordoba, Colima
Sample work projects: Paint a community center; work with disadvantaged children in a local orphanage or school; assist local builders on construction projects
Program Information:
Code: MXSD
Features: Community Service, Travel and Regional Exploration
Prerequisites: 1 year Spanish
Dates: June 29, 2010 -
August 04, 2010
Depart/Return: Mexico City
Fee: $4,400

PROGRAM FEATURES:
Community Service, Travel and Regional Exploration
DURATION:
5 weeks
PREREQUISITE:
1 year Spanish
DATES:
June 29, 2010 -
August 04, 2010
FEE:
$4,400
DEPART / RETURN:
Mexico City
