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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities, Travel, Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Bario Antiguo is right down town and offers a wide and diverse selection of clubs, bars, cafes and restarants. My favorite clubs in Bario Antiguo where Don Canteen, and Bar Rio. My favorite area for clubbing, also situated in the richest area in Latin America, San Pedro offer a great range of higher-end clubs and resaurants. All of the resaurants that I have been to were fabulaous, through-out all of Monterrey.
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Housing
Type of housing: Residence just off campus
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Residences onjust off campus
Why?
Residences just off campus have alot of space, come with cleaning services and security. They are also a great way to meet other students.
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Personal comments
I love the residence. I stayed in residencias numero 6, which were practically just across the street from school, and relatively close to downtown and all the night life.
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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Local language was: Different than language of instruction
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Was learning the local language a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language
How much did you improve your the local language?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Everyone unfourtunately speaks english in Monterrey, going to Guadalajara might be a better choice, if you are there for a second semester as well. That's what I did and now I am perfectly fluent in Spanish.
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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
Food in mexico is quite cheap, not to mention delicious aswell. If I were studyng at home I would be living at my home, therefore not paying any rent. I also found rent at the residences a little overpriced (especially for Monterrey), however, a lot of services were included.
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Travel, Overall, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
After about 3 weeks to amonth start eating street food as well. It's incredibly chape and very tasty. also, look out for Michuacan stalls/cafes. They serve a large selection of freah fruit juces and great sladas for chape as well.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
Monterrey is an amzing city , with a even better nightlife, however, if you want to get a truly mexican experience, I would reccomend going to Guadalajara.
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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
Tec is the best mexico had to offer!
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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
Make freiends with as many mesicans as you can. Not only will this help you to learn the language, including all the heavily used salng, but you will also be introduced too many mexican foods, customes and traditions.
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