3) In each part of Mexico they speak differently.2) Mexicans speak differently according their social class.1) present perfect is not as much used as in Spanish Spanish.Why Spanish in Mexico is different than Spanish we study at school? So, I arrived to Mexico and rapidly found out that Mexican Spanish is different than what I had learned at university. We only managed to learn present perfect. I knew the basics of present simple and a few adjectives. I had Spanish for two semester before I came to Mexico. More important is family, friends, party, work, life. Is it also not the most important thing there. Mexico is very nice country, where the education level is not as high as in Europe. Nonetheless, it is not the best place to acquire knowledge and really valuable education.
Otherwise? My exchange semester in Mexico was a blast. The only time I really dedicated to studying was to read the Harvard cases. I didn’t buy book for any class, expect a Spanish class. In general, I would say the homework’s were more difficult or required more time than the lessons itself. At the beginning, for me a person with super basic Spanish, it was something undoable. Before every lesson we had to read a case from Hardvard, usually about 10-12 pages in Spanish. I will never forget my subject Modelos de Negociación Internacional. Either it was write an essay, make another presentation or to create something. The second half was a discussion with a certain task. The system was created as follows – first half of a lesson was the theoretical part – presentation from professor or colleagues to be properly informed about the topic of the lesson. Each class has to be 3 hours per week – it means some classes were only once but took three hours, others twice with 1,5 hour. I had classes from Monday until Thursday. (That’s why I am in Colombia right now.) So while in Austria I have twelve classes per semester, in Mexico you are obliged to choose only few. Technically, I study on Fachhochschule, which is an university which ends up after three years with a bachelor degree, but is a little bit more focused on the practical skills.
My home university in Austria works a little bit differently than usual universities. Even though, I didn’t have the feeling the would be extraordinary arrogant, at least not to me since I was a foreigner. They arrive with cars like Porsche, Camaro, Audi were usual. Most of the students in Monterrey were super richkids. The majority of students pay the school fee – around 5.000,- USD per semester. UDEM is a private university, but I didn’t pay anything, since my university in Austria has a contract. My biggest shock was the amount of stores located in the campus- 7eleven, Apple, two banks, pharmacy together with tens of restaurants. The campus is huge and modern, the university has its own sport teams, gym, laboratories. Do you remember High School Musical? My university was like that. Monterrey is a third biggest city in Mexico and it is extremely influenced by the United States. I was for a semester student of the University of Monterrey. Have you considered to come to Mexico to spend an exchange semester at university? Mexico is hard to describe in a few words.
Apart from that, Mexico means also a extreeeeme corruption, drugs, insecurity. However, Mexico has also – mezcal, mountains, deserts, beaches, mix of cultures, cenotes, smiling people. This is what come first to mind of most of the people. The land of tequila, mariachi, Popocatepetl, spicy tacos and cactuses. Mexico – Have you ever considered to go or even study in Mexico? How does a university work there? Is studying difficult in Mexico? What are the costs? What can you study? Is Mexico dangerous? Chica Checa spent one study exchange semester in Mexico – in Monterrey.
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