This program was 1st offered in the Summer of 2009. Participants travel to Copán, Honduras for 1 or more weeks to study at the Ixbalanque School, live with host families, and enjoy a wide range of cultural activities. For more information about this and future programs, contact the instructor (click the REGISTRATION or SYLLABUS links for contact information).

For information about similar programs in other Latin American countries, see links below.

To view the 1st posts of the 2008 Live and Learn trip blog, scroll to the bottom and click “older posts”, then scroll from bottom to top. Hit “back” and scroll bottom to top for the final posts.

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Stacey Holeman
I've been a teacher for 30 years, grades K-5, and currently direct Structured Learning Centers for kids with autism and multiple disabilities in The Dalles, Oregon. Gaining conversational ease in Spanish is an important professional and personal goal for me and attending Spanish schools in Latin America is a wonderful path to that end. I'm hoping to help others with their goals along the way.
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Ixbalanque Spanish School

Friday, July 25, 2008

Friday - an eventful day






Hi, all -
After an hour or so of studying today we walked with our teachers to a local school that was celebrating Dia de Lempira, an important Indian hero of Honduras. The students had decorated the school with items made from corn and presented songs and dances in traditional costumes (PHOTO 1). The culminating activity was the selection of the 'Indian Bonita' (prettiest Indian); the costumes, representing different products of Honduras, were amazing (PHOTO 2).

In the afternoon we met at the school and boarded a van for a trip to hotsprings in the mountains. The drive, through agricultural land and villages was fascinating (PHOTO 3). The hotsprings were really gorgeous, pools of various sizes and temperatures shrouded by jungle (PHOTO 4).

The directors of the school, Amadea and Kathy, are in the PHOTO 5. Amadea is Sylvia's teacher and Kathy is Stacey's. Happy trails!
Posted by Stacey Holeman at 7:07 PM

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