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Costa Rica 2009 is coming to an end!

jwoerner — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:05:58 +0000

With only 3 days to go until our return to Indiana, the students are completing their final purchases for gifts, having final dinners with their host families and their relatives and hopefully starting to pack. The students have had a busy month and have encountered some interesting events. The H1N1 flu virus just appeared in Costa Rica and caused a threat within the last few weeks (after our arrival) and it caused all of the schools in Costa Rica to postpone the students’ return to school for an additional week. There was a lot of flooding that when compounded with the remnants of a large earthquake in January caused some some routes to certain destinations difficult to reach. The students have been real troopers and have handled the changes with maturity!

If you want an adventure like theirs (I obviously cannot guarantee any natural disasters, now would I want to), please consider joining us in July 2010. Year #5 will be the best one yet! Students from all over Indiana and Ohio have joined us so far and they were committed to speaking Spanish for the 4 weeks of the trip! If you want to go on a zip line canopy tour, go rafting in an awesome river, see some lusch greenery and an amazing volcano and have a second family who loves you, please consider joining us in 2010. Feel free to post any questions/comments here on the blog or send me an e-mail. Official sign ups will begin in September 2009. We’d love to have any dedicated Spanish students aboard. (Two years of Spanish are required before departure).

Costa Rica 2009 is filling up!

jwoerner — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:40:33 +0000

Speaking only Spanish, taking classes, exploring new ecological treasures, meeting new people, eating new foods and living with an affectionate, caring family are only a few of the highlights to this great experience. It is more than a trip. It is the opportunity of a lifetime! Please contact me if you want this opportunity for your child. ( JWoerner@smadison.k12.in.us )

6 students are enrolled and already fund-raising. Only about 30 spots remaining. Schools will be setting up evening presentations very soon. If you don’t see your school on the schedule, please contact me directly. I will be happy to go through all of the details with you individually and send you the application!

Early Bird opportunity for 2009

jwoerner — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:48:06 +0000

Well, we are getting ready for orientation for the 2008 group, but we are signing kids up for the 2009 trip as well. ILASO has agreed to let us maintain the 2008 price as long as kids have their deposits paid by August 31st, 2008. So, we are doing some fundraising in Pendleton (which your students are welcome to be a part of) and we have opened the application process to the students who will be eligible in July, 2009! For more information, please send me an e-mail at JWoerner@smadison.k12.in.us. Thanks!!!

The excitement builds…

jwoerner — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 02:18:32 +0000

Applications have been rolling in and more are on their way for July 2008. Any eligible student is welcome to join us on this trip until we reach our max number of students (40) or until April 30th. (An eligible student is any student who will have completed Spanish II by May 2008, is in good standing at their school, will have a positive reference from their Spanish teacher and be willing to commit to 4 weeks of speaking only Spanish!) After January 1st, 2008 airfare costs and getting booked on the same flight as the group can’t be guaranteed but I’ll do everything I can to work it out for you! We have students coming from all parts of Indiana (from Gary to Lawrenceburg)!

Don’t forget to apply for your passport in January or as soon as you can! Immunizations should be started right away as well! If you have any questions or would like to be a part of such an exciting and life-changing trip, please contact me at JWoerner@smadison.k12.in.us or feel free to post your questions/comments on this site.