soy inglesa, no hablo espanol August 14th 2007 Ok, where to start? The first 2 days were a blur of bus journeys (not forgetting one incredibly long and uncomfortable flight), before i made it to my first destination: Metepec in Puebla (about 2-3 hours from Mexico City). This is where our orientation camp was held and it couldn´t have been nicer. It was a bit like a v classy Butlins (minus the chavs) set high up in the mountains and in the sha ... read more
North America » Mexico » Chiapas The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst... ... read more
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My name is Nicola, I'm 23 and I'm shortly about to embark upon a year-long voluntary project in Mexico. I am going to Mexico with Inter-Cultural Youth Exchange (www.icye.org.uk) who are a registered charity. Their aims are to promote cultural understanding and exchange, whilst enabling young people to volunteer in social projects around the world. In Mexico I will be working at an SOS Children’s Village in Tuxtla Gutierrez , Chiapas State. The Village provides education and therapy for children with special needs and many of the children are resident at the centre. My work will inv... full info