CLASSES in Spanish and teaching English are helping to prepare a York teenager for a taste of life in Central America.
Former Huntington School pupil, Sarah Newbold, is busy getting ready for a three-month trip to Honduras.
The 18-year-old is heading to a rural town 25 miles away from the country's capital, Tegucigalpa, where she will teach English to young people.
Sarah, from Strensall, also plans to teach drama - a subject she hopes to study at university on her return.
She said: "I want to help people who did not have the educational opportunities that I have enjoyed."
Sarah is working hard to fund the trip, which is expected to cost £3,000. She hopes to take books and other educational resources with her.
Updated: 08:40 Monday, September 23, 2002
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