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Dear Michael,
When isn't the time right to visit a new part of the
world, serve alongside community members, form lasting
friendships, and better understand yourself and the
world around you?
The time is right. The world is waiting. The choice is
yours.
| Service and Spanish: Long-term Opportunities in Bolivia |
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After several years of sustained partnerships in
Cochabamba and Vinto, Amizade is offering long-term
volunteer opportunities in Bolivia beginning June 1. The
first long-term volunteers are arriving in Bolivia a few
days early, at the end of this month. Their placements
include home-stay and intensive language training
options and are tailored to the interests, needs, and
capabilities of each volunteer.
Service during the long-term experience is
arranged with one of four community organizations:
Ceoli, Milenium, Buen Pastor or Cooperazionne
Internacionale. Individuals may develop and exercise
skills
in: providing healthcare to children with disabilities;
assisting with the efforts and maintenance of a nursing
home; providing health and mental care for orphans;
and
developing agricultural, health, and irrigation programs
in rural Bolivia.
The program offers all of Amizade's essential
components of authentic service opportunities,
intercultural interaction, and educational and
recreational experiences. In addition to academically
recognized language training, one of the program's most
exciting components is the opportunity for home-stays,
which further enhance the volunteer's cultural
immersion.
Volunteers will stay with a Bolivian family for the
duration of their experience. Most home-stays include a
private bedroom and all ensure two meals a day, a shelf
in the refrigerator, and a shared bathroom with a family
of no larger than four; an exciting opportunity for both
the Bolivians and the Americans.
Volunteer in Bolivia! »
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| Unbelievably Affordable: Travel Writing in Ghana |
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Fly to Africa, live there for over three weeks, work with
community members, and earn six English credits while
honing your travel writing skills: all for $3,000. Airfare,
food, lodging, cultural and
recreational activities, and a donation to the
community are all included in the course fee.
Service will be coordinated through the Voluntary
Workcamps Association of Ghana (VOLU), an
organization that encourages intercultural
understanding through a variety of community-oriented
service efforts. From drumming to dancing and African
singing, students will experience true Ghanian culture.
Ghana supports a tremendously diverse natural habitat,
including a rainforest with Africa's only canopy walkway
and a variety of beaches. For the intercultural
experience, for the academic experience, to experience
a beautiful part of Africa and peer across an open
Savannah - this course is an unparalleled opportunity!
For More Information on Travel Writing in Ghana »
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| Art History - Political Murals - Service in Northern Ireland |
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Despite Vincent van Gogh's revelation, "... the more I
think, the more I feel that there is nothing more truly
artistic than to love people," art is at times
instrumental in reinforcing a sense of difference.
Nonetheless,
art
can act as a powerful force to bring people together,
create community and
re-enforce a commonly held appreciation for
inspired creativity.
The intersection of art and community will be examined
in "Art History in Northern Ireland: Mural Painting and
Social Change in the 20th Century." In addition to
analyzing murals in Pittsburgh and Belfast, students will
serve with Corrymeela, a peace and reconciliation
organization that Pitt students also served with during
Spring Break.
Throughout the course, students will compile individual
photo-journals and journal entries. Pittsburgh class
meetings begin July 21, with cultural immersion in
Northern Ireland taking place from August 4 to August
21, and a final week of classes upon return.
More Information on Art History in Northern Ireland »
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| Upcoming Volunteer Programs |
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Volunteering with Amizade this summer is still an option!
A variety of domestic and international volunteer
programs are still open. Spend one week of your
summer preserving history by restoring one of the
world's first Dude Ranches in Montana. Or travel to
South America - Bolivia, Brazil or Both - to help build an
orphanage for Quechua children or a community facility
for street children.
Looking for something with more altitude? Then wait
and volunteer in the fall in Nepal. Amizade is also
continuing Bolivia and Brazil programming
throughout the autumn.
Amizade continues to expand and develop. During the
second half of 2003, Amizade
volunteers and students will serve on every habitable
continent.
Future Amizade volunteers can choose from any of the
many programs listed under "2003 Program Dates and
Fees" available on the right side of the page that
appears through the link below.
Amizade Volunteer Programs!
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