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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
I joined a hiking club that was organized by students. We traveled a lot and at the end of each trip there was always a "fiesta". Through the club I made a lot of friends, both national and international ones.
Outside campus (directly behind the uni) there are plenty of night spots. You will never miss a good party if you know at least a few people beyond your own classes.
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: With a family
Why?
As I have already lived in a dorm on campus with other students together in one apartment, it would be nice to experience family life as well.
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Personal comments
Most of the dorms are on campus; security staff takes care of unauthorized visitors. The dorms are divided into apartment in which guest students live togehter with home students. I liked that very much, therefore I had a lot of contact to Mexicans and their culture. Of course, it was very good to improve my Spanish skills. In addition there are several occasions organized such as Welcome Party, Soccer championship, Dinner Parties, etc. All in all it is very easy to built up personal contact to other students as well to staff members.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
that life is not just different, but completely different over there:-D
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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
I loved it there, wish I could have stayed longer! The uni is very well organized, the international office will always help you if you face any problems.
Join one of the many clubs on campus, get in contact with new people and enjoy your time!
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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
Travel as much as you can. There are far to many things to see but the travel guide from Lonely Planet is very helpful for individual trips.
In addition there is a travy agency on campus and during the semester several trips can be book through the uni. So you don´t have to take care of hotel reservations, tour guide, etc..
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Academic
Course recommendations
small classes (never more than 25 students) = familiar study atmosphere. Examinations are diveded into 4 periods, i.e. a presentation/ test/ written paper every 4 weeks.
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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
Altough I had very good grades at school in Spanish, it was quite hard to fallow everyhing at the beginning of my study time in Mexico. But most of the people are quite patient and try to explain expression that I didn´t unterstand in other words. That happend as well in social but also in university life. Therefore I learned a lot of new vocabulary and my listening skills developed strongly. If I am talking now to a native speaker I often her compliments about my spoken Spanish and that I adopted the Mexican way of speaking:-)
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
due to lower income, almost everything is cheaper compared to European prices. Buying local food products is definetely cheaper than buying the brand (if available at all) that you are used from home.
Housing depends on your choice of living, sharing an apartment can be cheapier, but a dorm or the family option is much easier and more safe (burglary!)
Travelling by bus is quite cheap. There are hardy any train stations, but first class buses (very high standard) will bring you to almost every destination in Mexico. When you are lucky you can even get a cheap flight within the country.
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Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
mobile phones are easy to get and cheap. at some point you will need a mobile when there is no telephone around available
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