Paulina Garcia, 2012
Arrupe International Summer Trips
Location: Cuernavaca, Mexico
Twelve students will be traveling to Mexico this summer with the goal of cultural learning. In this educational immersion trip, students will spend time in Mexico City and Cuernavaca, exploring the everyday life of the Mexican people and experiencing the issues that plague the region. The students hope to leave Mexico with a greater understanding of what is going on in the country: politically, socially, etc. Students will be exposed to and aware of social justice problems thought the world.
The Arrupe summer immersion trip lasts two weeks. Students will be doing a range of different activities all week during their stay at Cuernavaca’s CCIDD center. This includes listening to speakers’ perspectives on issues like politics and drug trade, their own lives, social justice problems, and more. Some time is also spent exploring the Cuernavaca’s market, nearby Aztec ruins, and squatter settlements. Furthermore, students will be interacting directly with people from Cuernavaca, listening to their stories, and getting to know them, their culture, and their lives.
Jamaica Summer Immersion Trip (Intersections)
Location: Annotto Bay, Jamaica
The Intersections program will take a small group of students to the town of Annotto Bay, Jamaica, with the goal to learn about the rural town and the lives of the people who live there. The undergraduate students will also reside and teach in Annotto Bay’s summer camp for children.
The trip will expose students to both the hardships of living in rural Jamaica and the larger social justice issues that the people they will meet actually experience. Students will learn a great deal about community living and lack of education in places like Annotto Bay. Discussion and reflection is key throughout the trip to allow students to reflect on what they have learned, and what they can do about it.
Witness looks forward to hearing the experiences and stories from participants who are going on these immersion trips this summer! Best of luck to all!
