SIS NICARAGUA ‘14

Homestay Language Study program

Student and parent meeting Tuesday, October 15th 7:00-8:00 pm

July 21 – July 28, 2014

DÍA 1 MEET YOUR HOST FAMILIES

•provide all meals•speak Spanish•2 students in each home

GRANADA, NICARAGUA

DAILY LANGUAGE SESSIONSNICARAGUITA LANGUAGE SCHOOL

•native speaker teacher for 3 to 5 students•structure, conversation and practicalities•personal attention and language practice

DÍA 2

•Centro Historico walking tour•Boat ride on Lago Cocibolca view isletas•visit a local elementary school

DÍA 3

•Mombacho Volcano•Hike the crater trail•Volunteer at the

Nicaragua Libre Community Project

DÍA 4

•Pueblos Blancos•Catarina Flower Market•Pottery and Bamboo Artisans•Afternoon language session overlooking Laguna de Apoyo Crater Lake

DÍA 5 •Coyotepec Fortress,

waterfront•Hammock workshops•Mercado de Artesanías•Evening Verbena: fokloric dances, music, traditional Nicaraguan food

Día 6 •Mercado Municipal•Cooking lesson with host families•Dance lesson including Merengue, Reguettón, y Palo de Mayo

DÍA 7•Visit a local project for a full day of volunteering

DÍA 8 •Farewell to host families•Early morning transfer to Managua’s International Airport to return to the USA

COSTS AND DUE DATESInitial deposit due Monday, November 4, 2013

$350.00•2nd payment due March 4th, 2014

$900.00•Remaining balance due May 4th, 2014

$545.00TOTAL

$1795.00ADDITIONAL COSTS•Passport if you don’t have one•spending money•bus from SIS to O’Hare and O’Hare to SIS