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- Casey Weimer
Application The application deadline for the Fall 2009 Session (Jul - Dec) is February 22, 2009.
The application deadline for the Spring 2010 Session (Jan - Jun) is March 27, 2009.

Applicant Information
Select Session For Which You Are Applying:
First Name:
Last Name:
Sex: MaleFemale
Email:
Social Security Number:
Date of Birth:
University(ies) attended and Degree(s) Earned:
Graduate School Status/Plans: (explanation)
Spanish Level: (you don't have to know Spanish to participate)
Please elaborate on your Spanish experience, including courses taken, experience abroad, etc...
We do not require previous Spanish language experience; however, to achieve the goals of the program, we strive to accept students who have proven their ability to acquire a language. To ensure that we do so, we ask that you give THIS FORM to your most recent Spanish/foreign language teacher for him/her to fill out and e-mail directly to info@somoshermanos.org as an attachment.


Contact Information
Permanent Address:
City:
State:
Zip:
Home Phone: (ie: 213-555-5555)
Cell Phone: (ie: 213-555-5555)


Emergency Contact Information
Name:
Relation to the Participant:
Home Phone: (ie: 213-555-5555)
Cell Phone: (ie: 213-555-5555)
E-mail Address:


Needs and Preferences
Please list any medical conditions, dietary needs, or allergies you have that may affect your participation in this program. Also, include any prescription medicines you take regularly so that we may check for their availability at the pharmacy in Xela. Note: all information provided is strictly confidential and will not affect whether or not you will be accepted to the program.


Volunteer Preferences:




Somos Hermanos can arrange for our students to live in a variety of households (e.g. households with or without children, pets, etc...). If you have any specific requests for your homestay family, please list them here. Please note, however, that making a request does not necessarily guarantee that we will be able to accommodate your preferences.


Essays
(Maximum word counts are listed, but conciseness is appreciated and certainly not punished)

What are your career goals? Please include details (e.g. location, specialty, populations served, etc...), driving forces, and how the Student Immersion Program is relevant to your career goals (400 words or less)


What do you expect to take away from this program? (400 words or less)


What do you think will be your biggest challenge during the program? How do you plan to cope with this challenge? (300 words or less)


Do you have any experiences in a developing country or impoverished area? How do you think you will adapt to spending 6 months in Central America, without many of the conveniences you are accustomed to? (300 words or less)


Given that the Student Immersion Program can be unpredictable and challenging, which of your personality traits, characteristics and/or skills would help contribute to your success? (300 words or less)


Please give an example of what you have learned from either a cross-cultural experience or a situation where you have interacted with people from a background different than your own (300 words or less)


Many of the volunteer projects will entail manual labor. Have you had any experience with such work and are you comfortable with it? (200 words or less)


Please list the three activities/jobs/internships that have been most important to you (include 1-2 sentences about each)


Will you be applying for financial aid? Yes or No. If yes, please complete the financial aid application. Please download the FINANCIAL AID APPLICATION, fill it out, and e-mail it to info@somoshermanos.org as an attachment. (Note: as the financial aid application is lengthy, we recommend that you start as soon as possible.)


Tell us something interesting about yourself. Anything! (1-2 sentences)


Character Reference
Character Reference: You will need to DOWNLOAD THIS FORM and give it to two people who can provide a sense of your character. We strongly recommend that at least one of your references be from a person you know professionally (boss, manager, etc.) or scholastically (professor, advisor, etc.). Those people will then need to e-mail the completed form to info@somoshermanos.org as an attachment.



The application deadline for BOTH sessions has been extended to Friday, April 11th, 2008


NOTE: A completed application consists of this online form, one LANGUAGE REFERENCE,
and two CHARACTER REFERENCES. We cannot review any applications until they are complete.

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