Brush Up on Spanish Speaking Skills: Cultural and Immersion Tour of Puerto Rico
For numerous students studying Spanish, the ultimate way to test their speaking skills is to become immersed in a culture exactly where it is the main language. These days, student travel groups might possibly be much less inclined to go to Mexico, due to news of attacks on American citizens traveling there. Europe might possibly be overpriced for smaller school trip budgets. Puerto Rico is a good alternative to other destinations. Perfect of all - no passport is necessary, due to the fact it is a U.S. Territory.
If the school group leader requests it - this tour is done fully in Spanish. Students are challenged to speak Spanish although they travel. Student travelers will eat locally produced Puerto Rican food, learn Salsa dancing from locals, play dominoes and briscas, dine and converse with nearby guides and residents and swim and lodge exactly where locals enjoy the beach. Student travel groups will tour San Juan and Ponce, two of the largest cities in Puerto Rico, and also have the opportunity to explore rural places, like the pristine beaches of Boquerón and Luquillo, the fishing village La Parguera, and El Yunque, the only tropical rainforest in the United States.
Read on to get out how this tour is structured to teach the Spanish student by means of an immersion in Puerto Rican culture.
Dining Out in Puerto Rico
Student travelers will have authentic culinary experiences although touring. Consuming locally ready dishes is 1 way to learn more about everyday life in Puerto Rico. In San Juan, students will attempt authentic Afro-Caribbean dishes at Piñones restaurant. Whilst visiting the modest fishing village of La Parquera in western Puerto Rico, students will be treated to a homemade dinner and snacks ready by locals. In Ponce, the group will eat an sophisticated Puerto Rican dinner at San Juan's leading salsa spot and could possibly sample some churros - a fried pastry that is quite often dipped in chocolate. While going to El Yunque rainforest on the Northeast coast of Puerto Rico, students will sample Pinchos, a regular Spanish snack eaten with toothpicks or skewers.
Experiencing Puerto Rican Culture
Salsa dancing is alot more preferred than ever in Spanish speaking nations. Meanwhile a wave of enthusiasm for understanding Salsa is sweeping the United States and other nations. On the initial evening of the tour, students will take professionally taught Salsa lessons and participate in a workshop at 1 of Puerto Rico's most prestigious dance schools. A couple of days later the group will dine in a leading salsa restaurant in San Juan exactly where they will listen to live Salsa music - exactly where they might possibly pick out to practice some of the dance moves they learned.
On day two of the tour, students will see a Puerto Rican dance performance and participate in a workshop where they will discover the history and the moves of dance from Bomba y Plena to the present Reggaetón.
Towards the end of the tour students will understand to play dominós and briscas, two favorite nearby games, though relaxing soon after supper.
Spanish Language Studying Workouts
Foreign language teachers will be interested in hearing their students speak Spanish on tour, so the nearby tour guide has created some enjoyable and ingenious approaches of learning. On the first day of the tour he will teach the group how to sing Marc Anthony's Preciosa, Puerto Rico's unofficial anthem. By the final day of the tour the guide will ask students to sing Preciosa by heart.
Near La Parguera, students will have the opportunity to tour a public school and see how children in Puerto Rico discover. The Principal will guide them about the school. Students will have a opportunity to test their Spanish by posing questions they might have about education in Puerto Rico - and be answered in Spanish.
When touring Ponce's old and new farmers markets, students will participate in a Scavenger Digital Hunt. They will discover the Spanish names for native fruits, vegetables and meat merchandise. This is a fun, hands-on way to discover new Spanish words making use of technologies and genuine time interactions with the people today of Puerto Rico.
This tour includes visits to rural locations and cities. It can be adapted to any student travel group's requirements or preferences. Considering that a Puerto Rican tour guide produced it, the internet sites selected present an insightful local viewpoint on culture, language and food.
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