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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Café Iguana, La cabaña, Barrio Antiguo, Havana. Places not to be missed: Huasteca, Cola del cabalo, La Bandera del Obispado, La Macro Plaza, etc. Travel around Mexico (Chiapas, Oxaca, Baja California, Tulum, Cuidad de Mexico, Barrancas del Cobre, etc.)
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Because I had more independence. In Mexico the student's residences are very good but there are many rules, like hours, visits, authorisation to go out, etc.
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Personal comments
At the university there are a department just dedicated to students housing. If you want you can stay at the residence and if not, they have many options for you (family, renting apartments, etc). Or you can just find a house by your self, like I've done.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
"El TEC" It's one of the best Universities from Latin America. The conditions and the education are really good. "El TEC" It's one of the best Universities from Latin America. The conditions and the education are simply the best. The only thing that I have to say is the high amount of work that is demanded to the students that take many courses
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
This experience was fantastic, the university, the people, the country, I really loved it. I had also the opportunity to make an intership through the University in a consulting company. I've learned a lot and it was very helpful to the end of my career.
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Academic
Course recommendations
The courses are really good, but very demanding as well. I've taken courses in English and in Spanish. The ones in english are more demanding. To whom that doesn't speak good spanish, I recomend to take the courses in english
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
The university has many activities to the international students, don't waste it
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Languages
Language of instruction: Spanish
Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your Spanish?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I'had already known spanish before I go Mexico, but of course I've improved it, especially because I've lived with mexican, spanish, and other european people. That was one of the most important things that I've learned in Mexico, the culture and communication between different countries.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
The categories that I spent more than at home is just because at home I live with my parents, I don't travel so much in my native country and the phone because of the international calls to Portugal. But in general, the life in Mexico is much cheaper than in Lisbon
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Telephone, Housing, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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