Sueños Compartidos
Colombia is an awesome opportunity to experience the real Colombia and real Colombians. Unfortunately,
the perspective of many people regarding this amazing country is inaccurate based on the one-sided media coverage we’re
exposed to in the United States. The reality is that the overwhelming majority of Colombians are just like
anybody else; they are good people that love life and want the best opportunities possible for their children.
We’ve established relationships with communities in the departments of Huila, Magdalena, Atlántico, and
Bolívar. The inaugural semester program begins January 18, 2010. We’ll
have a week of training in Santa Marta, Colombia – so you know what to teach and how to teach it – and then we’ll
head to our teaching communities. “We” includes me, Tomás, the founder of Sueños
Compartidos, and when we arrive at your community, I’m going to personally introduce you to the families, the teachers,
and the kids, and you’ll know in thirty seconds that you’re at home for the next four months! You’ll
have up to two weeks of vacation during the semester, and Central and South America offer some unbelievable travel opportunities
– you can visit Machu Picchu… you can travel to Buenos Aires… you can visit Mérida, Venezuela and
go horseback riding at La Culata or scale Pico Bolívar, the highest mountain in Venezuela… you can even go to
Darién, the jungle of Panama, and stay with indigenous tribes – no electricity, no running water, and huts with
no walls… just a roof and some hammocks!
A semester in Colombia...
it won’t be easy, it won’t be comfortable, and you’re going to struggle with the language – and when
you return to the states, you’ll have thousands of pictures to show your friends and family and you are going to tell
everybody you know that it was one of the best experiences of your life! Trust me… I just did it
myself!