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Quick Look
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Location:
Cuenca - Ecuador
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Language Taught: Spanish
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Average Class Size: Private Classes
Overview
 El Nomad Package Options Can Include:
A home-stay - a local family immersion experience
A home-stay and a local internship - work experience mixed with local family immersion
A home-stay and a volunteer position - donate your time with a local NGO or nonprofit organization mixed with a local family immersion experience - El Nomad has a commitment to place you with non-profit institutions and organizations which are recognized for their work with the community and dedication to make a difference.
A home-stay and Spanish classes - help build your language base at school and continue your Spanish education in real life with your family immersion experience - El Nomad works only with certified Spanish teachers and provides you with the flexibility to customize your learning schedule and class times to best suit your individual needs.
A home-stay, an internship/volunteer position, and Spanish classes - The full package deal, completely immerse yourself from all angles.
We want to stress that these programs are flexible and that you are welcome to customize your own package! Pick and choose from the above list and let us know exactly how we can help you construct your ideal experience.
El Nomad Home Stays
El Nomad’s home-stay option is an excellent choice no matter if you are backpacking, touring, vacationing, or looking to stay for a while. It allows you to take the Spanish you learn in classes or at your internship/volunteer position and apply it to a home-life situation. It also introduces you to the real Ecuadorian culture and allows you to make personal connections with an Ecuadorian, which will last a lifetime.
All of our home stays are with middle and upper middle class families whose houses are located in safe neighborhoods and hand selected by the owners of El Nomad. With these home-stays we guarantee that you will have a complete cultural immersion experience and the ability to practice Spanish 24 hours per day 7 days per week with your family, helping you experience as much of Ecuadorian life as possible.
El Nomad Internship/Volunteer Positions
An international internship is a way to get an edge in the workplace and make yourself much more marketable to businesses. Not only will an internship in Ecuador with El Nomad increase your job opportunities, but it will also immensely increase your language skills and introduce you to a new culture and new ways of thinking which are highly desired by employers in our ever increasingly global world. It will also help you take what you learn in your Spanish classes and apply it to the real world; taking the theory and turning it in to practical application.
By allowing customized packages we allow students to individualize their experience, however this does not stop at the package as a whole. We take this same idea and assist students through: the development of personalized placements (by listening to exactly what the student is studying and what their future goals are), providing individual guidance throughout the internship and volunteer process through a personal intern supervisor (weekly meetings will be scheduled to make sure the student is gaining as much as possible from the experience and focuses on their listed learning objectives), encouraging students to keep a comparative journal of their intern and cultural experiences abroad to better help them apply what they have learned once they return home, and an official record of service/internship program completion.
Spanish Lessons
Spanish is the world's third most spoken language, after Mandarin Chinese, and English. Today, almost 500 million people worldwide speak Spanish.
El Nomad knows and understands that living in a country and interacting with native speakers is the best way to truly learn a language. The way El Nomad’s programs are designed provides you with the opportunity to incorporate Spanish in to every part of your daily life (home-stays, internships/volunteer positions), and reinforce these experiences with private Spanish lessons.
The lessons we offer are one-on-one to maximize learning potential as we understand each Spanish student we have will be at a different level of language learning, and learn in a different manner than the next. All of our teachers have verifiable university degrees, are certified teachers and have years of Spanish teaching experience. They are also accustomed to and capable of individualizing their teaching style to meet the needs of their students.
The Process for Taking Part in El Nomad
El Nomad makes the international immersion process simple by arranging the necessary parts of your trip, from your internship/volunteer position placement to your housing, so you can focus on your upcoming experience.
After we receive your application and offer you a position with our program, one of the company owners will analyze your application and match you with a program (internship/volunteer position/Spanish lessons/home-stay) that is best suited to your skills and experience. We guarantee you a position which matches your goals and skills in 8 weeks or less, or we will refund your deposit. However, we do not guarantee positions with specific companies. Once you accept, we will inform the company or organization of your decision and send you a pre-departure packet to assist with your preparations for your upcoming adventure! You will also need to book your flight, which is not included in the package price. If you need assistance with this we are more than happy to make suggestions.
Upon arrival we will meet you at the airport and transfer you directly to your home-stay. The following day will include an orientation with you and your family, and a city tour to familiarize you with your new surroundings.
Your program will start a couple of days following your arrival. Although schedules can be altered depending on each student's specific need, we recommend scheduling your educational activities for 4 days a week 6 hours each day. This schedule allows internship/volunteer/language experience, but at the same time allows the student to have some free-time to experience what Ecuador has to offer.
Extras
All of our packages also include:
A city information packet, including detailed city maps, locations of information centers, airport terminals, hospitals, local transport information, cultural information such as how to adjust culturally, and information on local tourist site
Contact information and directions to the best local tourist companies
Airport pick-up
The planting of a tree (see the Go Green! section)
Special
Courses or Features
Spanish for Academic Purposes
Spanish for Business Purposes
Spanish for Medical Purposes
Spanish for Travel Professions
Internships or Work Experience
One-to-One / Private Lessons
Short Programs (1 Week or Less)
Internship Opportunties
Volunteer Program Opportunities
Activities
Available
Cooking & Culinary
Eligibility
Minimum Age: 18 (children welcome as long as accompanied by parents)
Housing/Accommodation
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Homestay / Host Family
Program Costs
Price varies depending on options selected for custom package. Please contact us for pricing.
Dates
Dates are flexible and can be accommodated to fit your personal needs.
Contact
El Nomad
Urb. Las Pencas II
Calle Orquideas 3-25 y Casuarina
Cuenca, Ecuador
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skype: call_elnomad
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