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Preparing for your Trip:
- DON'T FORGET YOUR PASSPORT
- Learn some basic Spanish phrases before coming,
especially to communicate with the Mexican children.
Some of the children learn English in school.
- Check out
studyspanish.com, spanishprogram.com,
spanishunlimited.com or similar websites.
- Check out the climate conditions for the area
before departing. See The
Weather Channel for Tijuana, Mexico.
- Click
HERE to Checkout the latest currency valuation:
- Drink sports drinks, Gatorade or cranberry
juice the week prior to departing and Gatorade
provided at the camp and worksites to raise
your electrolyte and potassium levels.
- Staying a couple days in San Diego before
the trip is a nice way to acclimate your body
and prepare for the rustic camp conditions.
Taking hikes along the beach or among the many
trails in the San Diego area is a good way to
prepare those leg muscles especially for desk
jockeys or couch potatoes. Remember to meet
the team in the San Diego airport on Saturday, June 20, 2009, no later than noon PST (Pacific
Standard Time).
- Do purchase a solar bag for showers, since
warm shower water is very nice, however realize
that on cloudy days, it will not be warm and
so be prepared to either take a cold shower
or use wet wipes or some combination.
- Confirm your airline and any additional hotel
reservations before departing.
- Pack expecting that your bags will receive
rough treatment by the airports and be squished
into bus luggage compartments.
- If you have been ill for any reason prior
to the trip, please let the camp director and
your site manager know.
At the Worksite:
- Stretch each morning before beginning work
at the worksite.
- The Mexican children love to play soccer.
Take some time during the work day to play,
talk and build relationships with them.
- It is important to be patient, but ready to
help and occasionally offering when you see
an opportunity. Don't be shy about asking to
help somewhere.
- Pace yourself.
- If in doubt, ask the Site Leader.
- Don't pet the animals since they often carry
diseases. Wash your hands immediately if you
do.
- Don't allow the Mexican children to drink
in direct contact with your water bottle. Pour
it into their mouths if necessary. If they do,
disinfect it back at camp before using again.
This is the reason for having 2 bottles.
At the Camp:
- Make it a priority to listen and talk to campers
and the Mexicans around you to build relationships
and learn from this experience.
- Do the suggested daily devotions provided
to you.
- You won't go hungry, there is plenty of food
and always leftovers. Breakfast always has cereal,
milk and usually oatmeal in addition to a daily
variety (e.g., scrambled eggs, sausage, biscuits
& gravy). Lunches usually have peanut butter
& jelly as well as meat sandwiches like
turkey and ham, fruit, snacks, etc. Dinner has
a balanced variety as well.
- Don't drink the shower water or water from
the Mexican people or allow contact with your
mouth. Don't brush your teeth or shave using
it either. Don't allow children to play with
the water and then put their fingers in their
mouth.
- For your safety, keep yourself and your children
within the camp perimeter while in camp.
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