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Weekly
Participatory Experience at
Casa HOY in Mexico!
Spend one, two or more weeks of meaningful volunteer
work, deep cultural immersion, and independent sightseeing staying at Casa HOY in the
Cuernavaca area (City of Eternal Spring). Whether
you want to take a quick alternative vacation or are making a stop
along a longer journey, Por un mejor HOY’s
flexible program of participatory travel offers an unforgettable
opportunity to get to know Mexico from the inside out at any time
of the year.
A
typical participatory
experience consists of hands-on work with a community, collaborating
on a local project or need during the day, while in the afternoons
visiting a museum, a historic neighborhood, another cultural institution,
or a local artist’s or activist’s
home. Short-term volunteer work and contact travel can be a rewarding
experience, allowing you, in a limited amount of time, to get to
know other people from different cultures. It also creates an interaction
between visitors and locals that has the potential to impact
impressions, rethink preconceptions, and spark new ideas about one’s
own future projects. Participatory travel is a means of grassroots
international cooperation, advancing cross-cultural understanding—and
ultimately world peace!
The week-long program starts on Sunday with
a welcome and orientation meeting with HOY staff. Each of the following weekdays combines community work with alternative sightseeing of
the area. The program ends Friday
night after a formal recap and goodbye with HOY representatives.
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Remaining Weekly program schedule 2008
November 16-22
December 7-13, 14-20
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Group Participatory
Trips to Mexico:
Alternative breaks, cultural immersion
and community service experiences available for college
and corporate groups upon request.
“I
came into this program scared, nervous …and I ended
up loving my time in Mexico and participatory travel. The
program made me feel safe and allowed me to grow as a person.”
—Lindsay Fujinaka
“This
trip changed my understanding of travel.…Thank you
for so many wonderful memories.”
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Kat Soto |
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Program fee per week: $300 U.S. dollars
Includes: 6 nights hostel-type accommodation, 5 breakfasts, 1 afternoon cultural activity with an HOY guide, and daily local transportation. All arrangements for volunteer work.
NOT included: Airfare, transportation from and to Mexico City Airport, meals other than breakfast, and
personal expenses.
Please contact us AT LEAST 6 weeks in advance of
the date you wish to start the program so we can send you the registration
form and related documents to fill out.
Minimum requirements: Basic Spanish, 18 years of age and a willingness
to interact and discover a new culture.
For more information and specifics about available community
work: info@hoycommunity.org
Get an idea of past experiences by visiting HOY’s blog.
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