Immersion Adventures in the Developing World

Program Description

Immersion Adventures in the Developing World

Description

Our programs are immersion/adventure programs combining language training, immersion living, local homestays and sustainable development projects focused on health and sanitation, environmental conservation and sustainable agriculture. Projects include, but are not limited to: construction of organic composting latrines, water filters and improved cook stoves as well as teaching english, developing low cost solutions to sustainable agriculture and supporting child education efforts. Our adventure component includes surfing, snorkeling, scuba diving, jungle canopy tours, horseback riding, turtle watching, and volcano and cave exploration.

Highlights

* Sharing daily life with local people from rural and remote villages
* Catching a wave on the pacific coast of Nicaragua
* Putting a smile on a childs face by improving their quality of life and reducing their risk of illness
* Scuba diving on one of the world's largest barrier reefs off the coast of Honduras
* Installing a water filter that you build in a community which previously had no clean water
* Watching turtles come ashore to lay their eggs under the moonlight

Further Information
Cost Description: 

Course fee includes everything except for international airfare. All in-country travel, accomodations, activities, excursions, spanish language classes*, necessary materials for classes and all food.

Languages Learned/Spoken: 
English, Spanish
Living Arrangements: 
Group living, Home-stays
Travel Arrangements: 
Participants Travel Independently or in Groups
Application Requirements: 
In-Person Interview when Feasible, Online Application plus Application Assessment, Phone Interview, Physical Exam/Health Records

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Program Info

Country: 
Honduras
City(s): 
Copan Ruinas, Rural Areas, Bay Islands
Volunteer Type: 
Humanitarian
Cost: 
$2500 - 3500
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