Personal Enrichment Program

Come and participate in the Lake Chapala Society's new Personal Enrichment Program (PEP) 2019 series. This is one response to our members call for more programs, both entertaining and fun.

Our next series of programs features highly qualified experts such as Rachel McMillen. Each program will present topics that will elucidate an understanding of yourself and Mexico.

The courses are easy to choose from and consist of 2 - 8 class sessions. The prices are very affordable, and the class sizes are small.

Please Note:

• The fee to participate in each Personal Enrichment Program is payable in cash at the LCS office,or on-line via credit card, or PayPal. On-line payments are subject to a 7% surcharge to coverprocessing and foreign exchangefees.
• All Personal Enrichment Program courses are limited to Lake Chapala Society Members only. If you are not an LCS Member,you will be assessed a one Month Membership fee ($250 MXN), in addition to the course enrollment fee.
• Your LCS Membership must be active on the date of the course presentation. If your membership will expire before the selected course date,it must be renewed to attend the course.
• The LCS Office should be notified at least 5 days before the course begins if a cancellation is needed. There is no refund.
• A waiting list will be created for each course where member interest exceeds the maximum enrollment.

Children of Corn: Food in Mexican Culture

Course Fee: $650 MXN
Min/Max Students required: 11/20
Course Dates: Mondays March 4, 11, 25, and Thursdays March 7, 14, 21, 2019
Course Time: 2:30 - 4:00 PM
Course Location: South Campus Board Room

Course Description: We need to eat in order to survive, however, what we eat, how we eat it and wherewe do it is a cultural matter. Our society and its history are responsible for giving meaning to our culinary rites,which are part of our identity. Mexican identity is based on food, but not any food; maíz, tortilla, chile, tamales, pozole;food that symbolizes the story of two worlds colliding every time we take bite. We'll discover a little bit of thisstory by getting to know the origin, evolution, and cultural meaning of some of the most popular dishes in Mexico.

Enrollment ends: February 28, 2019.

Eleonora Santini

Contact: eleonora.santini@hotmail.com
Cell: (Mex) 33 2384 2850

Eleonora Santini - Anthropologist, english and italian teacher, early childhood alternative education teacher, certified in Philosophy for Children (P4C), amazed by life, history, our ability to think, and words. Living in Ajijic since 2016.

Don't Get Ripped Off While Building or Remodeling Your House

Course Fee: $350 MXN
Min/Max Students required: 11/30
Course Dates: Tuesdays March 5, 12, 19, 26, 2019
Course Time: 4:00 - 5:30 PM
Course Location: South Campus Board Room

Course Description: This course will provide basic guidelines for considering property acquisitions and remodeling homes for greater comfort and security.

Avoid fraud when hiring Architects or constructors to build or remodeling your house or office.Know the management processes and the requirements for construction in your municipality. Avoid illegal activities.

Do not miss this 4-session class. Bring all of your questions. They will be clarified by an expert.

Enrollment ends: February 27, 2019.

Arq. Marco Fuentes

Contact: bio.fuentesr@gmail.com
Cell: (Mex) 33 3955 7652

Masters Degree in Design of Public Spaces for the Autonomous University of Aguascalientes

Ph.D. in City, territory and sustainability by Universidad de Guadalajara.

He has worked in Grupo de Especialistas E+E 2001, Ayuntamiento de Zapotlanejo 2002,
Más Arquitectura 2003-2004,
Planen 2010-2017.
Urban landscapes since 2009

Coming Home: Real Stories of Mexican Migrants

Course Fee: $650 MXN
Min/Max Students required: 11/25
Course Dates: March 6 - April 10, 2019
Course Time: Wednesday, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Course Location: South Campus Board Room

Course Description: As foreign visitors and residents meet members of the local community they hear a new spin on the migrantexperience in the stories of local artists, teachers, business people, restaurant owners and wait staff, doctors, masons and neighbors.

The new PEP class at the Lake Chapala Society, "Coming Home: Real Stories of Mexican Migrants" listens for the echoes of migrant voices inimmigration stories as portrayed in novels, non-fiction, and interviews.

The class will hear the voices of immigration in a variety of interactive ways:
1. Class members will read two or three of the books from the list emailed to them when they register.
2. The foundation of the migration dialogue from the Braceros of the WWI to today's Dreamers will be presented by King.
3. Several area residents, former migrants will visit class sessions to tell their own stories of going to the US and of returning home.
4. The class will include a viewing of the satirical and often humorous, award winning movie, "A Day Without A Mexican."

Enrollment ends: February 28, 2019.

Judy King

Contact: judykinginmexico@gmail.com
Cell: (Mex) 331-301-6783

Journalist, Real Estate, Business
Publisher, online magazine "Living at Lake Chapala", 2001 - 2013
Editor, Lake Chapala Review, 2008 – 2014
Columnist, Guadalajara Reporter, 2015-2016
Author, "Living at Lake Chapala," 2014
Living in Ajijic since 1990

Need a driver's license?

Course Fee: $800 MXN (Includes course and trip)
Min/Max Students required: 15/17
Course Dates:
Monday and Tuesday, March 25 - 26, 2019
Monday and Tuesday, April 29 - 30, 2019
Monday and Tuesday, May 27 - 28, 2019
Course Time:
Monday 10:00 - 11:30 AM,
Tuesday 7:00 Am - Noon
Course Location: South Campus Board Room

Course Description: We continue to expand the services we have for the community, so, now we set out to launchthe course for the driving test and a trip to the SeMov in Guadalajara to process or renew the driver's license. It is importantthat you register before at least 7 days prior to the Monday class because we have to schedule the appointment of your procedure online with sufficient anticipation.Once you are enrolled, you will be sent an email with all of the instructions for this. The driving test can be taken in Englishin Guadalajara (only for new licenses).

Enrollment ends: 7 days prior to Monday Class.

Alfredo Pérez Aldana

Contact: directoreducacion@lakechapalasociety.com

Lake Chapala Society Director of Education