Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán (UADY)

All foreign students at the UADY have to take a Spanish course before they start regular classes. I already spoke Spanish pretty fluently, and I was put in a class with other students of my level of Spanish, but we wound up doing basic grammar excercises for 6 weeks and learning nothing new. The University is for some reason, not equipped or prepared for students who already have an advanced level of Spanish. It was only 2 hours a day though, and I made a lot of foreign friends, so it wasnt a total waste of time! The regular courses were all in Spanish, which is what I was looking for.

I learned really fast. At first it is confusing and difficult, but now its like second nature. I first improved on understanding conversations and then speaking. In regards to school I did not really have any problems understanding or communicating.

It was a rewarding process during which I gained great appreciation for the benefits of linguistic diversity.

I improved my language skills drastically but I coudl have worked more on my grammar.