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Please carefully check the fees listed by competitive agencies. Even with their advertised discounts and special offers, because they add on other fees (often $100 or more), our total cost will (almost) always be less. Through us you pay what you would pay by registering directly with the school.
Volunteering While Studying Spanish
You may be the kind of person who wants to put your Spanish language skills into immediate action by devoting some of your time to a worthwhile volunteer project while you are polishing your skills. Almost all Language Link programs can help you do this. Please be realistic, however, and understand that to really make a meaningful impact, it is best to have a stay longer than just a few weeks.
Many of our schools do this in a very informal way. Language Link lets them know about your interests and skills, and then the school will use its extensive local contacts to suggest possibilities for you. An example of this would be in Quito, Ecuador, where the school has arranged hospital shadowing for medical students. Another example is Cuernavaca, Mexico, where there are many needy groups welcoming your help. Most of these deal with street children and orphans.
Some schools have close affiliations with local projects. PLFM of Antigua, Guatemala often sends volunteers to the God’s Child Project. Becari of Oaxaca, Mexico, encourages help for theCentro de Esperanza Infantil, known in English as Oaxaca Street Children Grassroots, a program helping the street children of Oaxaca.
Other programs have very well developed volunteer programs with very specific opportunities. These include:
- Intercultura of Heredia, Costa Rica and Samara Beach, Costa Rica
- Cusco, Peru
- Guadalajara, Mexico
