Sequential SST

Guatemala

Hispanic Identities and Resilience

Program Cost
Tuition, room and board and $1100 travel fee. Passport, immunizations as needed.
Travel Length
3 weeks
Required Language
None, Spanish preferred
Credits
3 hours

What you can expect to see/learn/do. . .

Explore Guatemala City; also spend several days in a small Mayan village near Lake Atitlan.
Tour a coffee farm; meet contemporary artists; climb a volcano.
See how resourceful Guatemalans work work for change in a country with a war-torn past that continues to haunt attempts at democratic change.
Learn through field trips, guest speakers, a homestay, readings, journaling, personal reflection.
Carry out a service assignment in a cross-cultural context.

During a 3-week May term in Guatemala, learn first-hand about the persistent social problems facing Guatemala’s youth as well as the determination and resilience of committed young adults who are helping to meet those challenges and prepare the way for a better future.

GLST 241, Foundations: Latin American Society and Cultures
GLST 271, Community Engaged Learning: Multilingual Learners OR Spanish Conversation & Culture
GLST 300, Global Issues: Migration in Latin America

All other courses with this theme are 3 credit hours and on campus.

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