Project Life
Mayan Explorer

Sample Day

Mexican Marine Expedition in the Caribbean Sea- In Mexico, expedition members can expect to do one-two dives per day, six days a week (weather depending). On these dives you will be assessing the health of the Meso-American Barrier Reef system and collecting data on fish, coral and other benthos. Days are long and hard, beginning early to make the most of daylight hours. A typical day might consist of the following: travelling to the survey sites, conducting survey work, returning from the sites, washing down the equipment, filling air tanks ready for the next day and finishing late once all the data collected has been reviewed and then input in the database. At the end of the day, the whole team gathers in the evening to debrief, eat and socialise over a few cold beers as the sun goes down.

Volunteer Work in Guatemala- In Guatemala volunteers work on their project from Monday to Friday. Your days begin early, to eat breakfast with your host family before you meet up with the other volunteers (usually up to six per community) to catch the transport to the relevant project site, arriving to start classes by 9.00am. There is a break mid-morning for a fruit snack for the children, then classes continue to 12.00pm, when volunteers will eat with a local family in the community, plan lessons and relax. Classes then restart with new children at 2pm, with the fruit break mid-afternoon, to finish at around 4pm, when the volunteers all return to Antigua a little after 5pm.

Sample Week

Volunteering times will differ from one project to another. Some may involve working afternoons or weekends, yet you will always have free time to explore the local communities and take advantage of the varied and exciting side trips on offer.

For more detailed information on these particular projects, life in the field and other side trips follow:

Mexican Marine Expedition in the Caribbean Sea

Volunteer Work in Guatemala