On an average weekday (Monday through Thursday), participants will have from about 8:00 to 8:45 A.M. to get breakfast at the St. Elias Hostel and grab their sack/box lunch for the day. We will then drive to the Berlitz Language Center and begin classes at 9:00 and end classes at noon (with probably a half an hour break). Around noon participants will make their way to their volunteer placements and should plan on being back at least by 6 or 7 P.M. At night there will be simple dinners at the Hostel and on some nights there will be debriefing sessions for participants to share stories and experiences, guest lectures on various topics and/or meetings with different groups.

Friday and Saturday are the weekend in Syria and on most weekends we will either be having meetings in Damascus or traveling to various cities throughout Syria such as Palmyra, Aleppo, etc., etc.