Immersion Experiences

Learn about another culture, spend time with people different from yourself, and discover your place in the world. Immersion trips are offered during January’s intersession and March’s spring break.

2010 Schedule:

January 11-20: Nicaragua, Center for Global Education

Nicaragua is one of Central America’s most dynamic and fascinating countries, a land in which incredible natural beauty and rich resources interface with desperate poverty. 

In partnership with the Thinking Globally RLC and Center for Global Education, students will consider the impact of globalization on coffee production, sustainable agriculture, and indigenous cultures in the Nicaraguan context.  They will also learn about the educational and health care needs of the community and witness the role of faith and religion in the lives of ordinary people.

As part of the immersion, students commit to living simply, engaging faith, building community and fostering justice.

 

 

TIJUANA SPRING BREAKTHROUGH : March 5-11, 2010

Student Immersion Coordinators Application

The Tijuana Spring Breakthrough is an extended encounter with the people of Tijuana. Through service activities, cultural experiences, and educational workshops, students learn about the city located less than 25 miles south of campus with special attention to issues of migration, global economics, trade, sustainability, poverty, and community development.

The immersion experience is designed to foster the development of relationships with the people of Tijuana and to deepen the participants’ understanding of the intricacies of the US/Mexico border region.

As part of the immersion, students commit to living simply, engaging faith, building community and fostering justice.

 

For more information or to sign up, contact the Erin Bishop at x4897 or by email at erinbishop@sandiego.edu.