Bolivia Spanish and Community

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  • Who? Groups of 5 – 20 school students aged 16+
  • When? Projects have flexible dates and run all year round
  • Where? Cochabamba, Bolivia.
Spanish and community in Bolivia
Spanish and community in Bolivia

Your group will work in an orphanage in Cochabamba with children who are desperate for attention and some may even have psychological or physical health problems and might need a great deal of special attention. Alongside practical tasks such as feeding and bathing, you may be helping with homework, music, art and sports. You will also assist in teaching life skills such as the importance of hygiene, self-discipline and good communication. Some children don't go to school so basic literacy lessons - in Spanish - are also welcomed. On this Community project there is also a need for your group to help with building and fixing up garden areas, buildings and playgrounds.

Alongside the Care element of your project your group will be taking Spanish lessons and you will have plenty of opportunity to put your new vocabulary into practice; both with the children at your placement and with your host family. Classes will be interactive and intensive and will be tailored to your level to ensure you to benefit fully from the lessons.

Bolivia is one of the poorest countries in South America and is an immensely rewarding place in which to volunteer abroad. You will be working and living with your host family in Cochabamba, an historic town which is said to have the world’s best climate – dry, warm days and cool nights. Although in economic terms Bolivia is a poor country, its riches lie in its history, its geographic and cultural diversity and, of course, its people.

 

Sample Itinerary

Placement: Ciudadela Sedeges Care HomeProject: Community and Spanish
Region: Cochabamba, Bolivia Supervisor’s: Fredy Mita

  • First week

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    Day No.DateWeekdayTimeActivity
    101/08/2010Sunday13:50Arrival in Cochabamba settle in at Hotel
    16:00 – 18:00Welcome meeting with Projects Abroad staff
    18:00 – 19:00Dinner at Bolivian style restaurant
    19:00Rest and Relax
    202/08/2010Monday7:30 – 08:30Breakfast at Hotel
    08:30 – 09:30Briefing on Bolivian Culture
    09:30 – 12:30Tour of Cochabamba City
    12:30 – 13:30Lunch
    13:30 – 15:30Spanish language lesson
    15:30 – 17:00Visit and Tour of Ciudadela Sedeges Care Home
    17:00 – 18:00Rest and Relax
    18:00 – 19:00Dinner at El Prado de Cochabamba
    19:00 – 21:00Bowling
    303/08/10Tuesday8:30 - 12:30Care work at Ciudadela Sedeges Care Home
    12:30 – 13:30Lunch at Care Home
    13:30 – 17:00Care work at Ciudadela Sedeges Care Home
    17:00 – 19:00Rest and Relax
    19:00 – 20:00Dinner and Show in Cochabamba City
    404/08/10Wednesday8:30 – 10:30Spanish Language Lesson
    10:30 – 12:30Care work at Ciudadela Sedeges Care Home
    12:30 – 13:30Lunch at Care Home
    13:30 - 17:00Painting and Construction work at Care Home
    17:00 – 19:00Rest and Relax
    19:00 - 21:00Dinner at local restauraunt
    505/08/10Thursday8:30 – 13:00Painting and Construction work at Care Home
    13:00 - 14:00Lunch at Vinto restaurant
    14:00 - 16:00Explore the Vinto area
    16:00 – 19:00Rest and Relax
    19:00 - 21:00Dinner at Projects Abroad Office
    606/08/10Friday8:30 – 10:30Spanish language lesson
    10:30 – 12:30Visit Botanical Gardens
    12:30 – 13:30Lunch at care Home
    13:30 - 17:00Care work at Ciudadela Sedeges Care Home
    17:00 - 19:00Rest & Relax
    19:00 – 21:00Dinner at local restaurant
    707/08/10Saturday8:30 - 12:30Painting and Construction work at Care Home
    12:30 – 13:30Lunch
    13:30 – 16:00Painting and Construction work at Care Home
    16:00 – 18:00Rest and Relax
    18:00 – 19:00Shopping at Torres Sofer
    19:00 – 20:00Dinner at Cine Centre

  • Second week

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    Day No.DateWeekdayTimeActivity
    808/08/10Sunday08:30 – 12:30Care work at Ciudadela Sedeges Care Home
    12:30 - 13:30Lunch at Care Home
    14:00 – 17:00Care work at Ciudadela Sedeges Care Home
    17:00 – 19:00Rest and Relax
    19:00 – 20:30Dinner at local restaurant
    909/08/10Monday09:00 - 21:00Day Trip to Tarata Town
    1010/08/10Tuesday8:30 – 10:30Spanish Language Lesson
    10:30 – 12:30Care work at Ciudadela Sedeges Care Home
    12:30 - 13:30Lunch at Care Home
    13:30 – 17:00Care work at Ciudadela Sedeges Care Home
    17:00 – 19:00Rest and Relax
    19:00 – 20:30Dinner at local restaurant
    1111/08/10Wednesday8:30 - 12:30Painting and Construction work at Care Home
    12:30 – 13:30Lunch
    13:30 – 17:00Painting and Construction work at Care Home
    17:00 – 19:00Rest and Relax
    19:00 – 20:30Dinner at local restaurant
    1212/08/10Thursday08:30 – 10:30Spanish language lesson
    10:30 – 12:30Finishing touches to the painting work.
    12:30 – 13:30Lunch at Care Home
    13:30 – 17:00Present painting work and crafts to children and farewell party.
    17:00 – 19:00Packing for weekend trip
    19:00 – 20:30Dinner at local restaurant
    1313/08/10Friday06:00 - 07:00Flight to Copacabana
    07:30 - 09:00Check in to Hotel
    09:00 – 12:30Guided tour of Copacabana
    12:30 - 13:30Lunch
    13:30 – 16:00Free roam around Copacabana
    16:00 - 19:00Rest and Relax
    19:00 – 20:30Dinner at local restaurant
    1414/08/10Saturday9:30 – 12:00Boat trip to Isla del Sol
    12:00 - 13:00Lunch back in Copacabana
    13:00 - 16:30Bus to La Paz
    16:30 – 17:30Settle in to Hotel
    17:30 - 19:00Trip to La Paz Museum
    19:00 – 20:30Dinner in Zona Sud
    1515/08/10Sunday Departure