BRAZIL

Brazil is a huge country with an exciting variety of cultures and problems. We are more familiar with Brazil as the land of Mardi Gras and fabulous beaches. Global Perspective offers the opportunity for participants to learn and experience more of this diverse country. Our partners in Brazil include Dialogo in Salvador and ACM in Sao Paulo.

    Learning Portuguese at Dialogo School in Salvador

    Experiencing Bahian culture – music, dance and cuisine

    Living with a Brazilian family for language practice

    The vibrant city of Rio de Janeiro

    Environmental development and tourism on Ilha Grande

    Working in a circus for underprivileged children in Sao Paulo

    Visiting the amazing Igua ç u Falls

Our partner in Kenya is Christian Community Services (CCS) and in Uganda The Lake Bunyonyi Development Company. Both organizations provide excellent opportunities for grass roots interaction and community development. Although the programme may change slightly from year-to-year activities in the past have included:

    Field Observation with CCS community workers in a wide variety of areas like Education, HIV/Aids, Women’s Issues, Water and Sanitation, Micro-enterprise Development, Agriculture and Conservation

COSTA RICA

This programme is an exciting combination of language, culture, community assistance and environmental work.

Costa Rica is a country that has tackled the issues of health, education and quality of life. Nicaragua is an emerging country that has yet to solve the problems of putting a country back together after years of civil unrest. Both countries offer participants an opportunity to learn and use Spanish and experience the culture and people of Central America. Costa Rica, however, is still a developing country and students who join Global Perspective will have the opportunity to participate in community development.

Although the programme may change slightly from year-to-year, activities in the past have included:

  Language Training at the Instituto Guanacasteco de Idiomas in Nicoya, northwest Costa Rica

  Home stays in San Ramon and Nicoya – A great opportunity to use your language skills

  Building houses with Habitat for Humanity

  Participating in Leatherback Turtle conservation with Anai at Gandoca

  Hiking in the Rainforest at Monteverde and walking through the cloud canopy at the Santa Elena Reserve

  Visiting Granada in Nicaragua and observing the contrasts between Costa Rica and Nicaragua

  Sailing on Lake Nicaragua and travelling to Ometepe Island