There is more to do in San Miguel and the surrounding area than can be done in one month! Use your free time to explore. There's lots to see!

Just about anything is within a day's bus ride.  For longer range trips they are overnight journeys on luxury busses that are comfortable enough to sleep on.

Typical excursions are as follows:

• The Archeological Sites: The Pyramids at Teotihuacan (Pyramids of the Sun and of the Moon) and the Atlantean Figures at Tula are about 3 hours away. This is a good trip to take if you are interested in seeing Mexico City.
• The Beach: Puerto Vallarta, Ixtapa, Zihuatenejo
• The Cities:  Mexico City and Guadalajara are each about 4 hours away, while Queretaro is only 45 minutes from San Miguel.
• Pena de Bernal:  Some of the best rock climbing in the world!
• Patzcuaro:  An incredibly vibrant Indian town.
• Sierra Gorda:  A 1,200,000 acre ecological tropical rainforest Reserve which boasts Jaguars, Pumas, Bears, Monkeys and is a prime example of adaptive evolution. It is 4 hours from San Miguel and has eco-tourism facilities. It is run by a fellow Ashoka member.  

Rental car services can become quite economical if the cost is shared (though you don't need a car in San Miguel).  There are also commercial tours. Leon Airport connects to various beach resorts for your long weekend (4 week rotators). Typically, $200 buys a round trip ticket anywhere in Mexico (Cancun, Acapulco, Oaxaca, Veracruz, Ixtapa/Zihuatenejo, Huatulco, Cabo San Lucas).

The Program may be able to arrange for some of these trips cheaper than you could find otherwise, so ask!

NOTE: The program requires a minimum of 35 contact hours per week. Some trips away may require that you "make up" the time, with prior consent and arrangement with the Spanish teacher and the clinical coordinator.