Welcome,
Each year, the RCTC Spanish department offers a once in a life-time experience: the Guatemala Travel Study Service Trip. This trip includes 10 days in beautiful Guatemala – but it is so much more than just a trip.
For the trip details see: http://www.roch.edu/dept/worldlanguage/guatemala
Visit:
- Archeological sites
- Tikal National Park
- Colonial buildings
- Museums of art, Textile Centers, and Music
- Biggest Indigenous Market in Central America
Learn about:
- Human Rights
- US Involvement in Central America
- Different Religions and Indigenous Spiritual Practices
Experience the Mayan way of life through Service Learning:
- Schools/Libraries/Children's Playground
- Hospitals/Dental Clinic/ Health Care
- Coffee Plantations
- Construction of Community Buildings
- Portable Water Project
- Reforestation and Ecology Projects
When:
August 14-24 we will be traveling to Guatemala .
Travel! Fun! Serve! Make a Difference!
Learn and EARN up to 5 college credits in only 10 days (plus pre-trip homework)! Financial aid may be used. Students, staff, community members, etc. are all welcome to partake in this unique learning opportunity. Classes can be taken for audit but tuition/fees still apply. Independent Study, Internship and Continuing Education Possibilities as well. Learn and interact with the indigenous Mayan people who still preserve some of their ancient customs and beliefs. One of the objectives of the trip is to give an opportunity to come to know and appreciate a culture different from our own. It is an opportunity to work with people struggling to grow out of the process of poverty. This is more than a trip, more than a resume item - you will return a changed person!
Cost:
Appx. $1875.00 + RCTC Tuition/fees (due to airline regulations, we can not book tickets until we have all of our participants names, final price will be determined at the time of ticketing)
Credits:
SPAN 1001 Introduction to Hispanic Culture (3 credits) & SPAN 2111 Conversational Spanish (2 credits) -- if you would rather audit the class, you may do so as well.
About Guatemala and the San Lucas Toliman Mission:
Guatemala is a culturally, spiritually, linguistically, and ecologically diverse country. From the ancient Maya and their modern descendants who comprise 55 percent of the population speaking 50-60 different dialects (Quiche, Kaqchikel, etc.) to Spanish and colonial influenced culture, Guatemala is one of the most interesting places in the world. You’ll learn about culture, practice your language skills & see these sites!
The San Lucas Toliman Mission is based out of the small town of New Ulm in Southern Minnesota and is located in San Lucas Toliman, Guatemala , on the shores of Lake Atitlán . Since 1964, Father Gregory Schaeffer has worked in this village promoting programs that empower the people of San Lucas where armed conflict and civil war has affected the indigenous population economically and socially. Here 55 percent of the population lives under conditions of extreme poverty. Father Schaeffers mission programs have been very successful in bettering the conditions there. During the trip, we will do so much more than site see - we will serve, volunteer and experience life all while being immersed in the rich Mayan culture.
Coffee Sales:
You can help the students who will be going to Guatemala in August to better afford their trip.
By purchasing the highest quality coffee and colorful hand-crafted textiles, you can also help the Guatemalan communities to meet their basic human needs.
The cost of the coffee is $10 per pound ($7.00 for the mission and $3.00 for scholarships for the trip). Crafts include such things as coin purses, scarves, place mats and napkins, etc.
For the trip details see: http://www.roch.edu/dept/worldlanguage/guatemala
Thank you for your support!
Lillyam Arroyave
Spanish Department
RCTC
507.285.7109
507-398-4975 (cell)
Lillyam.Arroyave@roch.edu
