A Typical day

Your days here are full, with the opportunity to completely immerse yourself in Spanish.

Below is a typical weekday routine in Trujillo for those taking the Intensive Medical Spanish course or the combined Elective & Medical Spanish course.

Intensive Medical Spanish

Monday – Thursday

8.00 am – 8.30 am

Breakfast at homestay family

8.45 am

Walk to the elective center.

9.00 am – 12.00 noon

Medical Spanish classes

In the morning session, you will take an 80-minute class of medical Spanish and an 80-minute class of general Spanish, with a 20-minute coffee break between classes.

Groups are set according to the Spanish levels of students.

12.00 pm – 2.00 pm

Lunch at your homestay family. Participants often use this time to go to the gym, which is included in the program and is just a few minutes walk from your homestay family.

2.00 pm – 6.00 pm

Medical Spanish classes

In the afternoon session, classes are also attended by students taking hospital rotations in the mornings. In the afternoons you will take four classes of 50 minutes, with a 10-minute break between each one.

The final session is conversation club

6.00 pm and beyond

At the end of Spanish classes, participants often eat together at one of the many good cafes and restaurants nearby or may choose to participate in their chosen activity included in our program – Gym or Salsa.

Fridays

On Fridays, we hold weekly community health fairs. Typically all program participants get involved. The health fairs usually have a 7.30 am start, with the health fairs finishing around 1 pm. On these days, classes begin in the afternoons at 3.30 pm, and we include an activity, such as a pisco sour drink-making class.

Elective & Medical Spanish

Monday – Thursday

7.00 am – 7.30 am

Breakfast with your homestay family

7.30 am – 8.00 am

Collected from your homestay and taken to your medical facility.

8.00 am – 12.00 pm

Begin work at your hospital or clinic. Your time will be spent shadowing and working with the doctors and health care professionals on your chosen rotation.

You will then be collected from the medical facility and dropped off at your homestay or the city center, depending on where you choose to have lunch.

12.30 pm – 2.00 pm

Lunch at your homestay family. Participants often use this time to go to the gym, which is included in the program and is just a few minutes walk from your homestay family.

1.45 pm

Walk to the elective center for the medical Spanish program

2.00 pm – 6.00 pm

The medical Spanish program in Trujillo takes place at our Electives Center, a few minutes’ walk from homestay family accommodation. The program includes general Spanish and medical Spanish classes with our professional language teachers. The Medical Spanish classes are designed to enable you to effectively communicate with patients and colleagues in a health care environment.

Classes are fun and interactive with full use of role-playing and games. By rotating language teachers each hour, the intensive language program is broken down into manageable parts.

6.00 pm and beyond

At the end of Spanish classes, participants often eat together at one of the many good cafes and restaurants nearby or may choose to participate in their chosen activity included in our program – Gym or Salsa.

Fridays

On Fridays, we hold weekly community health fairs. Typically all program participants get involved. The health fairs usually have a 7.30 am start, with the health fairs finishing around 1 pm. On these days, classes begin in the afternoons at 3.30 pm, and we include an activity, such as a pisco sour drink class.

Testimonials

Elective & medical Spanish
Mornings
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Afternoons
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Elective & medical Spanish
Hospital rotation
8 am – 12 noon
Medical Spanish classes
2.00 pm – 6.00 pm

Intensive medical Spanish
(7 Hours per day)
Medical Spanish classes
9 am – 12 noon
Medical Spanish classes
2.00 pm – 6.00 pm

Medical Spanish
(4 hours per day)
Free
time
Medical Spanish classes
2.00 pm – 6.00 pm

Weekends

During the weekends, program participants are free to explore Trujillo and the surrounding areas. The seaside resort of Huanchaco is just 20 minutes away. As are the fascinating Archaeological sites Chan Chan and Las Huacas del Sol y la Luna.

Most participants travel during at least one weekend. The most popular destination is Huaraz, which boasts the best trekking in the Peruvian Andes, with clear blue lakes and glaciers. Others prefer to relax on the beaches around Mancora.

For more information, please take a look at some of our recent Participant Testimonials