Event - 20141022b

Thursday, October 2nd, 4:00 pm
Wednesday, October 22nd, 4:00 pm
on campus in Sem II A2109

Students from The Evergreen State College are invited to participate in the 11th student delegation to Santo Tomas, Chontales, Nicaragua for ten weeks in spring quarter. Students with at least an intermediate level of Spanish language skills and a desire to put their education into action can apply to study abroad in the context of the long standing relationship between Santo Tomas and Olympia. One central purpose of these delegations is to strengthen the sister county relationship and students are expected to represent the spirit of cooperation embodied in that connection.

There will be a community service component, continuing language and literature study, seminars and a substantial academic project. Students will live with families and participate fully in daily life in a small town in rural Nicaragua. There will be an info session on Thursday, Oct. 2nd at 4pm and again on Wednesday, Oct. 22nd at 4 pm on campus in Sem II A2109. Applications are due by November 10th. Please email tstsca@gmail.com for more details.

Students selected will participate in a winter series of trainings covering subjects key to our organization (consensus building, privilege/anti-oppression, history of the CDC / TSTSCA), subjects pertaining to academic success while in Nicaragua (ethnographic writing, free trade policy, Nicaraguan history, current Nicaraguan politics), as well as other pre-departure issues related to health (immunizations, etc) and safety.