Posted by: ryandwayne | 16 October, 2007

Campamento Hidalgo

I took a trip on Friday and have found a job!  For two months starting at the beginning of Nov, I will be teaching English with the organization ProNatura in the community of Campamento Hidalgo.  It is a community of about 28 families with 150 people.  There is no electricity but plenty of wildlife.  In the last year they have built a trail surrounding a lake and now they are being trained to give tours.  My job is to connect the ecology they are learning with basic English skills.  The hope is that the community can start providing themselves with an income by sharing their home. 
The first month, I’ll be living in the community 5 days a week (two days without the other teachers) and the second month I’ll be living three days a week with other teachers.  I think this is a great opportunity and I can’t wait to get to know the Ecology of the Yucatan as well as these interesting folks. 
For the next few weeks we’ll be building a curriculum and I’ll be preparing for my time there.  Below are a few pictures…
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