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Mastery of pronunciation will help students at any level learn faster, speak better, and listen more effectively. During these three days, we will practice Spanish vowels and consonants, diphthongs, syllable accent. As time permits, we also will practice many cognates, or common words in English and Spanish. NOTE: This class is recommended for all beginning and intermediate students. Registration Fee: $50 / $40 BCA Members.

Note: To preview the class and access class materials, please go to the Let's Speak Spanish Website: https://sites.google.com/view/lets-speak-spanish/home

Registrants attending on Zoom will receive a link via email prior to the event.

Join us for a two-day tour of the town of Himdaq Ki (the Cultural Center of the Tohono O'odham people) and the awakened town of Ajo, AZ. We will enjoy a private docent-led tour of Himdaq Ki and Museum where we will see and hear about how these people of the Sonoran Desert have descended over thousands of years. We will have our picnic lunch on their lovely patio looking at their sacred Baboquivari Peak. Afterward we will head to Ajo, a cultural, historical, and humanitarian aid hub. We will stay at the lovely Sonoran Desert Inn. We will be treated to a special dinner prepared from native ingredients, many from the garden there designed by Gary Nabhan, Ph.D., Ethnobotanist. On Wednesday we will take a tour of the town, including its murals, artist housing complex, beautiful town center and square, and other historic sites. We will make a stop at the Ajo Humanitarian Aid office to hear about the migrant activity in the area and have a docent-led tour of the Ajo Historical Museum.

Activity Level: Walking up to 1 mile at a leisurely pace on uneven surfaces. Some stairs. Opportunity for further distance walking if wanted.

Tour fee: $375 for members, $390 for mon-members. Includes special catered dinner Tuesday evening in Ajo at Sonoran Desert Inn, breakfast & lunch on Wednesday, BCA tour guide, local guides and presenters.

Meet in Tubac Presidio Parking Lot at 8:00am. Bring picnic lunch.

CANCELLATION POLICY:

- Cancel on or before January 6: Full refund
- Cancel after January 6: Full refund minus $100 cancellation fee

After completing the registration below, you will receive an email confirmation containing a link to a MANDATORY WAIVER. Please complete the waiver immediately. If you have an questions, call 520-398-3229 or email info@bordercommunityalliance.org.

Questions? Call 520-398-3229 or email info@bordercommunityalliance.org.

During this tour, participants will experience the Bahía de Kino region and learn about the many different cultural, economic, environmental, and ecological perspectives. This experiential education opportunity focuses on community-based conservation initiatives, species monitoring, indigenous knowledge, and bio-cultural history. Located on the edge of the Sonoran Desert and shores of the Gulf of California, this region contains incredibly rich, diverse, and unique desert, marine, and island ecosystems. This tour is in partnership with the Prescott College Kino Bay Center for Cultural & Ecological Studies.

We will be staying at the beautiful Casablanca Inn just off the beach, where the food is outstanding! Check out their website (https://www.casablancainn.net/). We'll begin each day with a delicious breakfast, ordering off the menu at the Inn, then walk (or ride the van) to the Prescott College campus, 4-5 blocks away. Prescott College will provide picnic lunches daily and we will have them either out on an island or on the beach outside a Seri village. We will be out on the Sea of Cortez for 2 days, if it's windy the ride can be a bit bumpy! With any luck we'll see whales, but most certainly you will see an amazing variety of birds. This trip is a lifetime adventure.

Activity Level: Walking up to 1 mile at a leisurely pace on uneven surfaces. Some stairs. Be advised that there are few sidewalks in Mexico and many potholes, extra caution must be taken. Climbing in/out of boat via ladder, with assistance. Walking on beach in very soft sand.

BCA Members $1,500 / Non-members $1,600
- Deposit: BCA Members $500 / Non-members $600
- Final payment due December 15, 2025: $1,000

Tour price includes: lodging, round trip transportation from Nogales to Kino Bay; all meals except lunch on the first and last day (travel days); and Kino Bay Center guides and itinerary for three days.

Cancellation Policy: If you cancel after the payment deadlines, we will not be able to refund your money unless there is a waiting list and your place on the trip can be filled by someone else. In this case, there is a $100 administration cancellation fee. WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU BUY TRAVEL INSURANCE IN CASE YOU NEED TO CANCEL THIS TRIP. BCA has the right to cancel the tour at any time based on safety concerns in the Kino area. If the trip is canceled, a full refund will be made.

After registering, you will receive an email with a link to the required waiver. Please complete the waiver immediately. If you have any questions or problems registering, call 520-398-3229 or email info@bordercommunityalliance.org.

Complete the form below to register for the Oaxaca tour and make your initial deposit. The final payment is due January 30. If you have questions call 520-398-3229.