Wear sombrero, drink Horchata, eat tortillas, be a mexican! Past Review

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

Spanish Language teacher was great I love her!

On-site administration of your program

All of them, Diana, Sintia everyone is very patient very responsible very nice.

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

for the first few days i was regretting my decision to come here cuz it was toooo hot. then I started to get accustomed to it.

As a body builder, i pay a lot attention to what and when and how I eat. My host mom's food is great, but the timing is a bit overwhelming for me. Breakfast around 7, lunch at 3 to 3:30 ish, dinner at 10, with no snacks between breakfast and lunch other than if we buy it on our own. I figuered its just culture difference but I hope the program can warn future students this, especially to people who eat regularly and pay strict attention to his diet.

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

I talked with neighbors, taxi drivers, shop owners, random people, it was a lot of fun

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

i was super healthy all the time, didnt know that

Merida IS the SAFEST city in Mexico, we can all walk on street at midnight and have no fear

just a lot of fun and i learned a lot

(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost)

1st, stuff in mexico is very cheap, and food and other stuff is usually covered

0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use the language

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• Host Family

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• Host Family

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• Americans

• everyone in my group
• trips to mayan sites
• talking with local people

• heat warning and preparation
• diet warning
• some classes are bit too long and boring

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