If I had a bucket list, it would include traveling. I think I would include going to this school I came across. It is a Spanish school in Buenos Aires. I live near the Mexican boarder and sometimes I feel like a foreigner in America because I don’t understand Spanish! I want to learn Spanish and this would be a great way to do it. This school is like going on a vacation. It is a pretty intense course to learn Spanish, but it also includes experiencing the culture. There are long days and weekends free. I’m not sure what the plane fare would be from here, but the course includes activities and accommodations at a reasonable cost.
For someone who wants to travel, one way is to teach English in South America. There is a certification available for Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) or Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). It is set up like the Spanish school with the accommodations included. I’d like to find out what time of the year is best to go. I love helping and I’m sure I could be a good English teacher. It would be a way to bring in some extra bucks sometimes here where I live.
There are summer and semester programs available in Buenos Aries, Mendoza, and Patagonia in addition to the programs to learn and teach Spanish.
To have an inexpensive trip I could even volunteer abroad. There are still the great prices that include the following:
- Volunteer placement
- Airport pick up
- Accommodations
- Orientation
- Internship counseling
- Free cell phone
- Cultural activities
- Conversation partner
- Coordinator 24/7
With volunteering it is about 4 hours a day so there would be more time to experience the area. I don’t need anything fancy; the basics will do me fine. When I am ready to experience new cultures, I’ll be checking this out again.