International Winter Breakouts
Spend part of your winter break helping communities in locations around the globe, such as Belize, Ecuador, El Salvador, Mexico or Panama. These experiences strive for a greater sense of global solidarity and understanding in the hearts, minds, and actions of all participants.
These trips are big commitment of time, energy and resources, but the reward is priceless. Please talk over the commitment with your family before applying.
Applications can be found at http://udayton.studioabroad.com/. Click on “Search Programs” and choose "January Intercession" in the drop-down menu under "Term." Apply for your first choice. There will be a section to declare a second or third choice of trip.
Applications for International Winter BreakOuts are due September 13, 2012 (except for the Panama Brigade, which is due on September 21). Groups will be selected from the applicant pool after September 13th.
Payment
Each student must pay the cost of the trip listed ($300 will be due with your application. The remaining will be due in December). Groups are encouraged to fundraise together to reduce the cost for each participant. The program cost of the trip covers ground transportation, lodging, and most food. Plan on bringing some spending money. Airfare is subject to change. These are estimates based on 2012 airfare. Some funds have been set aside for partial scholarships based on need (Please contact Mary Niebler with questions about the scholarship.).
Additional costs for trips outside of the U.S.:
- Passport (if you don’t already have one) $135
- Vaccination: costs vary widely/ health insurance varies/ which shots you need varies
- Spending money
Preparation meetings
Participants must attend weekly preparation meetings with the group. This is a major commitment. You must be willing to commit your time and energy to this effort or you will lose your place on the trip.
If you would like more information about any of the events listed above, contact Mary Niebler at 937-229-2012 or e-mail her at mniebler1@udayton.edu.
El Salvador Encounter
Jan. 5-13, 2013
The group will travel to San Salvador, El Salvador through CRISPAZ (Christians for Peace in El Salvador). The experience will include opportunities to meet Salvadorans, hear their stories, and accompany them for a short time in their daily lives. This experience is full of educational, experiential, and spiritual opportunities for growth. Truly an educational immersion experience, as participants have a chance to see first-hand sights of triumph and trial in El Salvador’s economic, spiritual, and political history and present.
Cost: $855 (program expenses, room and board). Airfare is approximately $850
Quito and Otonga, Ecuador
Jan. 4-13, 2013
This group will travel to Ecuador and work with the Marianists. They will learn about the local history, culture, climate, government and topography. Participants will see the city life of Quito and the rural life in the rainforests, volunteering with the local community. Students will grow in understanding of the local culture and the joys and struggles of maintaining a viable rainforest environment for the planet and its inhabitants. Some knowledge of Spanish is important for this BreakOut.
Cost: $680 (program expenses, room and board). Airfare is approximately $850
Tijuana, Mexico
Jan. 6-13, 2013
Participants in this BreakOut will travel to Tijuana, Mexico, to work with the poor through the Tijuana Christian Mission. TCM began over 40 years ago when Martha Lopez started taking children into her home who had no food, little clothes, and no education. She fed them hot meals, found them shirts and pants, and enrolled them in the local school. As time passed, more and more children began living with Martha and her family. Today, over 80 children live at the Tijuana Christian Mission. The group from UD will spend the week with Martha, her staff and the children, and do work which they couldn't afford to do on their own. In past years, groups have built jungle gyms, roofed dormitories, built office space, laid ceramic tile, and led sports camps for the children.
Cost: $500 (program expenses, room and board). Airfare is approximately $350
Belize City, Belize
Jan 5-12, 2013
Students on this year’s Belize Winter BreakOut will be partnering with A Broader View and working in an orphanage just outside Belize City. During the mornings, the group will help with general upkeep and rehab of the orphanage building, mainly doing painting and gardening. In the afternoons, they will work one on one with the children at the orphanage, helping them with their homework and providing companionship and new relationships. This is great opportunity to reach out to children in Belize and show them they are loved, even from afar. Read a reflection from one of last year's participants.
Cost: $862 (program expenses, room and board). Airfare is approximately $900
Global Brigade to Panama
January 5-13, 2013
Students have the opportunity to shadow licensed doctors in medical consultations and assist in a pharmacy under the direction of licensed pharmacists through a one week Medical Brigade in Honduras or Panama. Electronic patient records are collected for future visitations and to monitor overall community health trends. A one week Medical Brigade provides volunteers with the opportunity to make a tangible impact on communities while gaining real life experience in the field of international medicine. Prior to travel, volunteers collect medicines, recruit health professionals and fundraise. Once in Central America, the team will visit one partner community to administer day-long clinics and conduct health workshops. The mobile clinic has five stations: intake (recording patient demographic information), triage (collecting main complaints and vitals), consultations (shadowing doctors as they diagnose and prescribe), pharmacy (filling prescriptions), and education (delivering workshops on preventive healthcare). Evenings prior to each brigade, groups learn from local doctors about the health needs of the specific communities, organize medicine, and delegate duties for the next day.
Application deadline for Panama Brigade: September 21