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We invite you to engage in a truly memorable experience through this two-week honors study abroad program in Granada, Nicaragua. Program dates are August 26 - September 10, 2008.
You will study Spanish while immersed in the Nicaraguan culture, feeling as a local native, sharing your time living with middle-class host families and engaging in social community service in the oldest colonial city in mainland America.
View a slideshow of scenes from Nicaragua
Included in the program will be:
- 2 hours of Spanish instruction daily
- 2 hours of instruction daily in Nicaraguan and Central American culture, history, and politics
- 4 hours of community service per day
Community Service
Various community service opportunities will be available in six community service centers and one public school (these are subject to change):
- ARMONIA: working with people down syndrome & developmental disabilities
- CARITA FELIZ: teaching occupational skills for people of all ages
- HOGAR ALEGRIA: girls’ orphanage
- HOGAR LA PROVIDENCIA: retirement home
- HOGAR CRISTO SANA: boys’ orphanage
- HOGAR MADRE ALBERTINA: girls’ orphanage
- SAGRADO CORAZON: public school for impoverished children supported by private donations
About Granada and Nicaragua
Nicaragua is the largest country in Central America, located south from Costa Rica and north from Honduras and El Salvador. This country is mostly visited by less than traditional tourists who are pleased to meet the hospitality of the Nicaraguan people. Its landscape is formed by over twenty (20) volcanoes and two (2) great lakes, including Lake Nicaragua, listed as the second largest lake in Latin America (after Lake Titicaca in Bolivia-Peru).
The program will be based in Granada, Nicaragua. Granada is located on the northwest shore of Lake Nicaragua and was founded in 1524 by the Spaniard Francisco Hernández de Córdoba. It is considered the oldest colonial city in the mainland Americas. The capital city of Managua is only 45 km's away. Granada’s location is an ideal base for easy access and travel to the Pacific coast of Nicaragua. This quaint, colonial town stands in the shadow of the Volcano Mombacho. Its inhabitants refer to Granada as “La Gran Sultana” (The Grand Sultan). The heart of the town is located around the Colon Park or Central Park where one can easily walk to visit the civic buildings, the Cathedral and all main tourist attractions. Granada is known as the most beautiful city in Central America.
Explore and learn more about Granada:
http://www.granadanicaragua.net/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granada,_Nicaragua
http://www.finditgranada.com/
http://wikitravel.org/en/Granada_(Nicaragua)
http://www.nicatour.net/en/granada/granada-nicaragua.asp
Accommodations
- Private room & laundry with middle-class host family within historical center of Granada
- One student per host family with selection based on student’s gender and health needs
Important Packing Information & Other Advice
- Read this important document with packing and other information about traveling to Nicaragua. Download in MS Word.
Other Details
- Tuesday, August 26 - Wednesday, September 10, 2008
- Pre-requisite - completion of Spanish 102, 102H, or 113 (or the equivalent). One full-year of Spanish is recommended in order for students to have the optimal experience in their community service placements.
- 38HNRS367H counts as an honors seminar. Participants will register for 38HNRS367H, a 3 credit hour course, for fall quarter.
Estimated Costs (not including UC tuition)
$1700 + airfare ($800-900 est.)
Costs include:
-Accommodations with a middle-class host family
-3 meals daily (purified water included)
-Two cultural excursions
-Two organized tour programs (one on each Saturday)
-City tour of Granada
Grants
University Honors will give each participant an $800 travel grant to offset the cost.
Participants should apply for globalization grants through UC International. Go to:
http://www.uc.edu/global/grants_aid/UC_International_Programs_Student_Grants.html
Interested in participating?
Download the application
The initial application deadline was April 11. However, there is still space available. If you would like to apply, please complete and submit the application as soon as possible. Completing an application does not guarantee a space.
Questions?
Contact Debbie Brawn (debbie.brawn@uc.edu or 556-6226).
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