| |
Daily Afternoon
Activities:
Included with your tuition are
some activities in the afternoon. This provides more
opportunities to practice in a real-life environment
your classroom lessons from the morning. It is a great
time to meet others from around the world who are
learning Spanish just like you.
 |
Usual activities:
- Trips to the various beaches North and
South of San Juan del Sur
www.sanjuandelsur.org.ni
- Lake Nicaragua beach, farm and ranch
- River Tours
- Hiking
- Horseback riding
- Natural medicine Center
- Boat trips
- Cooking classes to learn the secrets of
the local cuisine, juices, and drinks
- Dance classes of the different Latin
rhythm and Nicaraguan music
- Discotecs in Rivas, Masaya, and San
Juan del Sur
- Orphanage visit
- Center for handicapped individuals
|
|
Granada |
|
Activity Option:
No Activity: Deduct $40/week from tuition
Weekend Excursions:
At the beginning of each week the
students will be asked what type of weekend excursion they would
like to participate in. Arrangements will be made accordingly.
Extra activities:
-
Visits to the colonial cities of Leon
or Granada
www.granada.com.ni
- Culture trip to
visit the different artists in Masaya
- Visits to
historic locations
- Fishing
- Surfing
- Turtle watching at Playa Flor Reserve
www.playaelcoco.com.ni
- Adventure trips
to climb the volcanoes of Concepcion and Madera on the
island of Ometepe
- Ecological reserve of the Mombacho
Volcano and take a canopy tour amongst a tropical rainforest
- Ecological reserve of the Volcan Masaya
|
|
Costs:
Excursions are priced from $40 to
$200.
More information:
Tourism in Nicaragua -
www.visitanicaragua.com
|
 |
| Volunteer opportunities: |
Volcan Masaya |
Throughout the year, groups, worldwide,
come to Nicaragua to provide services and assistance. Many
different kinds of opportunities are available for you to spend
time in the community if you wish to volunteer.
The
Pangea Partnership is a non-profit organization that offers
hands-on workshops in eco-building techniques during which you
will work side-by-side with locals to build a home, school,
medical facilities or other locally needed structures. These and
other opportunities such as panga (the local fishing boat)
building are just some of the types of service areas that can be
arranged. Upon your arrival, we will discuss with you this
option and make the contacts. Again, this is the real-life
experience of your Spanish immersion program that really helps
to cement your daily lessons and your participation will be
greatly appreciated.
|
