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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
havana, alebrije
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
II would choose a house again because it is the cheapest option of accomodation in Mexico and I prefer to live independently than with the family or at the school campus.
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Personal comments
The campus at school had extremely stickt rules that the european students are not used to and it was quite expensive. However, it had a lot of facilities and was safe because of the 24h security.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
no, not specifically.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
It is a very good, private university with high-level, creative courses. I have never seen a university with so many facilities and personal attention for students.
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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
Once you are in Mexico try to travel as much as possible, I especially recommend you to see Zacatecas, Guanajuato, Oaxaca with Monte Alban and Mexico city with Teotihuacan (and of course all the coast places are really nice). Do not eat food "de la calle" - bought on the street, you can get sick very easily. Take only authorized taxis, the ones with white board and the number on the front window.
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Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
At the beggining it was quite hard to understand the slang of mexico as i have learned Spanish in Spain, but after a few weeks of having classes in Spanish and interacting with other local students I learned most of the slang vocabulary and had further little problems with understanding it.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
I wanted to see the whole Mexico that is why I travelled a lot and therefore spent more money in such a short perdiod of time than I spend in Europe.
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Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Housing, Nightlife, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Tec had a big library so it was not necessary to buy all the books as one can easily get them from there. Travelling is cheaper with the busses, especially for students who get 50% discount during school holidays.
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