Mexico Service Tour - Itinerary

2010 Yale Service Tour to Monterrey
Itinerary

  

 Saturday, March 13

Arrival in Monterrey 

 

Dinner on your own

Informal "Meet and Greet" gathering at hotel

Sunday, March 14

 Orientation

 

Breakfast/Announcements

Orientation: Introduction of participants, Yale Alumni 
 Service Corps, and local service partners:   
 Monterrey Tec IDeSS (Institute for Sustainable 
 Social Development); 
 and the Secretaria de Desarrollo Social (Social 
 Services Ministry of Nuevo Leon state)

Lunch on your own

Guided Museum tours: Museo de Historia Mexicana
 and Museo del Noreste (Northeastern Mexico)

Project breakout sessions

Dinner - in the Barrio Antiguo

 Monday, March 15

 Project Sites

 

Breakfast/Announcements

Introduction to project sites

Project work begins - Lunch included

Cocktails and Dinner - in Chipinque National Park

 Tuesday, March 16

 Project Sites

 

Breakfast/Announcements

Work continues on projects - Lunch included

Dinner and Cultural Exchange - with students
  and faculty at Prepa Tec Cumbres High School

 Wednesday, March 17

 Project Sites

   Breakfast/Announcements

Work continues on projects - Lunch included

Cocktail reception at Carapan Arts & Crafts

Dinner on your own

 Thursday, March 18

 Project Sites

 

Breakfast/Announcements

Work continues on projects - Lunch included

Dinners with individual host families

 

 Friday, March 19

 Project Sites

 

Breakfast/Announcements

  Culmination of projects and Community presentation   
  Lunch included

Dinner

 Saturday, March 20

 Monterrey Excursions

   Breakfast/Announcements

Optional excursions: Museo del Vidrio tour and
  workshop; hiking in Chipinque National Park; tour of
  Grutas de Garcia - Lunch included

Farewell Dinner - Music entertainment and dancing

 Sunday, March 21

 Departure

 

 Breakfast

Transfer to airport