Christmas and New Year in Mexico, 2011
If you've never spent Christmas or New Year somewhere exotic, away from home, then Mexico is a great choice. It's got its own traditions as well as all of the warmth you'd find back home...
IH Riviera Maya is open for Spanish courses all over the festive season and our Christmas social programme (below) is a special one...
NOTE The events below marked* have an additional cost, the others are free of charge for all students on our Spanish courses
Week December 19—24
- Monday 19th Mexican Christmas decoration workshop Learn to make Mexican crafts and enjoy decorating our school for this tropical Christmas season. We also have a walking tour of Playa del Carmen today to show you our favorite places in Playa.
- Tuesday 20th Christmas cooking class Our Mexican cookery classes are very popular and this dinner time we'll be showing you how to make two typical dishes, Nochebuena salad and romeritos.
- Wednesday 21st Christmas play. Have fun with us in our Mexican Pastorela. We also have a "New York style" Salsa class for you. Come and join the class. It's so much fun!
- Thursday 22nd Christmas carols in Spanish. Sing along with us the best tunes in Spanish. You're going to love it! Afterwards, why not join us for a Mexican dinner* at the Tropicana, one of the most typical Mexican restaurants in Playa.
- Friday 23rd Posada and Christmas Show Come to the school to celebrate Christmas with a piñata (see photos, right) and enjoy the show.
- Saturday 24th Christmas Dinner* Join us for dinner in our student residence.
Week December 26—January 1
- Monday 26th Workshop on Mexican culture Who and what made Mexican history this year? Come with us afterwards for a walking tour of Playa del Carmen.
- Tuesday 27th Christmas cooking class On the menu: Bacalao.
- Wednesday 28th Bachata Style Salsa Class.
- Thursday 29th Visit Akumal* Akumal is the turtle beach located 30 km from Playa. It's the perfect place for snorkeling and getting closer to nature.
- Friday 30th Nearly New Year Celebration Start celebrating New Year with us early at our students residence. Join us for a Mexican Dinner* at the Tropical afterwards, if you like.
- Saturday 31st New Year's Eve Dinner* at the residence ¡Feliz año nuevo!
Week January 2—8
- Monday 2nd On the beach in January Where better to start 2012 than on the beach?!
- Tuesday 3rd Cooking class Share a dish from your country on this special day
- Wednesday 4th Latin dancing lesson Mambo and Cha cha cha style
- Thursday 5th Volleyball* Do some sport or simply enjoy the beach at a beach club in Playa.
- Friday 6th Kermesse This is a special moment to share with poor children from Playa the most important thing that we can give them: love (OK, yes, some toys and cake as well!). Break the piñata and participate in a lot of games with them for our celebration of Epiphany.
NB Note that the social programme is occasionally subject to last minute changes.
The social programme comes as part and parcel of every Spanish course at IH Riviera Maya. As noted above, some of the events have an additional charge.
More about our Mexican cookery course -- which you can take as a full course add-on, if our social programme has given you a taste for it.
