Expanish - Do Something Different! Summer Latin American Studies Program in Argentina

  Argentina

• Buenos Aires: 
Buenos Aires

Term: Summer 
Dates: Start date mid-June through early August

Description: Expanish provides one of the only Summer study abroad programs in Buenos Aires that offers Latin American Studies courses. Students attend the Universidad Austral, a private university well known throughout Latin America as one of the principal institutions for higher education.

Students take three seminars taught in Spanish pertaining to Argentina and Latin America (recommended total credits 9-12, please check our website for class syllabi):

* Culture & Society
* Political Science & Economics
* Spanish Conversation (for intermediate/advanced speakers)

In addition to courses, students attend weekly cultural activities, workshops with locals, weekend excursions to Iguazú Falls and Colonia, Uruguay, and the option of living with a local family or local students. Students can also have an "intercambio" to act as their language exchange partner. Participants also have the option of a volunteer placement with one of our partner non-profit organizations or internship placement, to supplement their classes.

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Highlights: Expanish offers university students an unconventional approach to studying abroad in South America! We expand the student experience beyond just the classroom by providing local cultural integration through volunteering, internships, fun workshops, weekend excursions, homestays, and daily activities with native South Americans outside of the traditional collegiate setting. Expanish offers a variety of programs for university students wishing to study for a few weeks up through a full year abroad.

Check out some of our Summer LAS Program offerings:

* Internship placements available on all programs of 8 weeks or more.

* Volunteer Placements available on all programs of 6 weeks or more.

Weekend Excursions from Buenos Aires

* Day trip to Colonia, Uruguay
* Day trip to an Estancia (traditional ranch), Argentina
* Weekend trip to Iguazú Falls, Argentina
* Mendoza, Argentina

Weekly Activities

* Weekly staff and student dinners
* Weekly soccer games
* Day trips to Tigre
* Local band concerts
* Day at an estancia (traditional Argentine ranch)
* Asados (Argentine barbecue)
* Tango show and classes
* Museum & exhibit visits
* Theatre & movie outings
* Running & bike tours

Supplemental Workshops         
* Tango
* Wine Tasting
* Cooking
* Fileteado Painting
* Photography
* Polo

Degree Level: Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Argentina Independently or in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Resume
• Transcript

Post Services Include:

• Alumni Network
• Job and Internship Network

Expanish's Mission Statement: Expanish is one of the most innovative Spanish immersion programs in Latin America: students do not just take classes, they actually live and breathe the South American culture. Our base in metropolitan Buenos Aires and our strong contacts all over South America provide a unique experience for visiting students and our unconventional approach to studying abroad combines Spanish language and university-accredited courses with exceptional cultural experiences and local accommodation resulting in a well-rounded educational program tailored to each student's strengths. Expanish offers an extracurricular component to every course of study consisting of skill workshops from photography to rock-climbing, local homestays and shared student apartments, weekend excursions, and daily activities with local inhabitants that take the experience of learning Spanish and studying abroad into a new dimension.

Year Founded: 2006