LANGUAGE / TRAINING
LANGUAGE / TRAINING / CULTURE.
Where better to learn Spanish than in a Spanish speaking country, submerged in her culture and surrounded by her seductive tongue. A Jakera Language program will take you from basic, ‘hola, una cerveza por favor’ Spanish, to an advanced level in as little as 3 to 6 months without even realising that you have been in class.
Our classes are informal and given in the open air; on Caribbean beaches, in steaming jungles and even on top of eerie Tepuys. In addition to teaching Spanish in a fun and useful way, we combine local culture, folklore and learn about the local fauna and flora.
Recently we’ve added short theoretical training courses to help prepare you safely for your adventure travel in Venezuela, as well as all following travels. These include, ‘navigation’ on land and at sea, ‘meteorology’, so you’ll be able to make weather predictions before heading out and ‘survival basics’, which will teach you how to make a shelter, find food and water regardless of the terrain and build a fire whatever the weather. You’ll also have plenty of opportunities to learn how to cook various national and international dishes, using both the kitchen and bush-fires.
We’ll also teach you all the skills you need to be confident in a kayak for excursions at sea in the rivers of the Orinoco Delta and the skills you’ll need to enjoy mountain-biking to the max.
You’ll be part of the everyday-life of the fishing villages of the Mochima National Park and see the traditional ways of the farming people in Caripe visiting coffee plantations. In the Orinoco Delta you’ll immerse yourself in the wildlife learning all about the exciting flora and fauna and join the Warao Indians to experience a culture that has remained virtually unchanged for 20,000 years. In the Gran Sabana you’ll meet the psychic Pemon Indians in their land of mystical Tepuys and hear of their unusual visitors.
And most fun of all, (well we find it funny), Salsa, Merengue, Vallenato and Tambor lessons are given throughout the program to help arm you with the skills you’ll need to help seduce the Latinos.
Whether you choose a 2, 3 or 6 month program it’s almost impossible not to gain a good command of the Spanish language, an understanding of Latin culture and have developed skills that you’ll find useful for all following adventures.

