Personal Enrichment Program

Come and participate in the Lake Chapala Society's new Personal Enrichment Program (PEP) series. This is one response to our members call for more programs, both entertaining and fun.

Our next series of programs features highly qualified experts such as Rachel McMillen. Each program will present topics that will elucidate an understanding of yourself and Mexico.

The courses are easy to choose from and consist of 2 - 8 class sessions. The prices are very affordable, and the class sizes are small.

Please Note:

• The fee to participate in each Personal Enrichment Program is payable on-line via credit card. On-line payments are subject to a 7% surcharge to coverprocessing and foreign exchangefees.
• All Personal Enrichment Program courses are intended for Lake Chapala Society Members. If you are not an LCS Member, you will be assessed a one Month Membership fee ($270 MXN), in addition to the course enrollment fee.
• Your LCS Membership must be active on the date of the course presentation. If your membership will expire before the selected course date,it must be renewed to attend the course.
• Seating for each event is limited. Your admission to the event will be confirmed when the Stripe payment system notifies the LCS office of your payment. On-line registration closes one (1) day prior to the event. LCS may cancel any event and refund registration fees if an insufficient number of registrations are received by the closing date. No refunds will be issued to persons who are unable to attend the event.
  
  
• A waiting list will be created for each course where member interest exceeds the maximum enrollment.

Need a driver's license?

Course Fee: $400 MXN
Min/Max Students required: 5/15
Course Dates - In-Person:
November 8 class, November 17 visit to the Driver’s License office
Class Time: 3:00 - 4:30 PM
Course Location: Veranda

Course Description: In the process of adapting and modernizing ourselves to the changes the world puts in front of us, we offer you the Driver's License class. The purpose of this class is to provide you with the necessary knowledge to obtain a new license or to renew it. It lasts an hour and a half and in it we will consider these topics:

** Documents and processing.
** Types of driver's license in Jalisco.
** Mexican Police
** Secretary of Transportation in Jalisco.
** Visual traffic signs
** Body language and sound of traffic agents.
** Chapala traffic regulations

All the necessary orientation to get your driver's license in your hands. Material will be sent over email prior to the class.

Enrollment ends: 1 day prior to class.

Seminar Instructors

Alfredo Pérez Aldana

Contact: directoreducacion@lakechapalasociety.com

Lake Chapala Society Director of Education

Nov 8

Introduction To Lakeside

Offered in two formats: an on-campus classroom course
or remotely via ZOOM

Min/Max Students required: 5/15
ON CAMPUS:Course Fee: $600 MXN
Course Dates: November 8, 2021
Course Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Course Location: Ken Gosh Pavilion

VIA ZOOM:Course Fee: $400 MXN
Course Dates: November 12, 2021
Course Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Course Description: Moving to another country can be intimidating if we don't have the basic knowledge to function successfully. That is why we offer you this class -- whether you plan to move here or already live Lakeside. There’s always a world to know.

Contents:
** Where exactly is Lakeside?
** Lakeside Communities
** Ajijic Village
** Fiestas
** LCS
** Health & Medical
** Eating Out - Eating In
** Money - Banks & ATM’s
** Churches
** Entertainment & Recreation
** Transportation
** Accommodation & Utilities

Enrollment ends: 1 day prior to class.

Rachel McMillen


English Language & Literature (University of Melbourne)
Dip. Ed. (Melbourne)
Adult Education (Vancouver College)

Rachel McMillen is the author of five books, with a sixth scheduled for release in 2020. Two of the books were nominated for the Arthur Ellis Award.She has also written articles for various publications including Pacific Yachting and Seasons Magazine.

On CAMPUS November 8

Via ZOOM November 12

Advance Care Planning Workshop on Living Well and Dying Well in Lakeside

Min/Max Students required: 6/20
ON CAMPUS:Course Fee: $300 MXN
Course Dates: November 11 and 18, 2021
Course Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Course Location: Gazebo

Course Description: Why bother to plan ahead of an emergency? Because most health care emergencies involve many people. Some are known to you, some are not. The more information they have, the better your outcome. Planning ahead puts you in control.

This 2-part workshop gives you information on Mexican healthcare directives, wills, and the LCS document along with guidance and motivation to complete and register your document as part of your total advance care planning process.

Enrollment ends: 1 day prior to class.

Loretta Downs


Loretta Downs, MA is an internationally recognized inspirational speaker, writer and consultant on the subject of preparing for and supporting the end-of-life experience with comfort and dignity. Ms. Downs is a storyteller with extraordinary experiences that suffuse her lively presentations with love, compassion, hope and wisdom.

Her perspective on the end of life is informed by more than 35 years of being a companion to AIDS patients, friends, family, hospice patients and nursing home residents through the end of life.

After retirement, Ms. Downs was drawn by her experiences to study dying and death. She earned a Masters Degree in Gerontology in 2009. She is Past-President of the Chicago End-of-Life Care Coalition, and has completed certifications in many end of life education programs. She is a member of a hospital Ethics Committee, the Association for Death Education and Counseling, the American Society on Aging, and the International End-of-Life Doula Association. She has published numerous articles and been quoted by others in both print and on social media.

On CAMPUS November 11 and 18