This is the blog of a semester abroad in Mexico and a journey across Latin America through the eyes of Valentin, a 24 year old German civil engineering student... enjoy!
22.06.2009
How is an exchange semester at the "Tecnológico de Monterrey"...?
--- M E X I C O --- ->01.01. Stuttgart - Paris - Mexico City ->02.01. Monterrey ->13.03. Cancun ->16.03. Playa del Carmen ->23.03. Monterrey
--- U S A --- ->07.04. South Padre Island Texas
--- M E X I C O --- ->10.04. Monterrey ->26.04. Swine flu - Influenza Porcina - Schweinegrippe
--- C U B A --- ->25.05. Monterrey - Mexico City - Panama City - La Havana ->31.05. Viñales ->02.06. Cienfuegos ->04.06. Trinidad ->08.06. La Havana
--- M E X I C O --- ->11.06. La Habana - Panama City - Mexico City - Monterrey ->27.06. Zacatecas ->29.06. Monterrey ->12.07. Cancun ->13.07. Isla Mujeres ->16.07. Playa del Carmen ->17.07. Chitzen Itza ->18.07. Cancun - Monterrey ->28.07. Guadalajara ->30.07. San Miguel de Allende ->03.08. Mexico City
...What I like and what I don't like
--- M E X I C O --- WHAT I LIKE: ->the mexican way of life ->Tacos ->the mexican party style ->the prices of the public transport ->the ancient cultures (Mayas, Atztecs, Toltecs, Olmecs, Teotihuacans...) ->everybody is frendly and helps out a lot (if they know that you are not a gringo!) ->cerverza con sal y limon!!! ->a beer in a bar in the city centre of Monterrey costs 20 Pesos (1,08 Euro)
WHAT I DON'T LIKE: ->the toilets because they plug up always ->the mexicans litter the toilet paper in a rubish bin instead of in the toilet bowl - sorry but it smells ->Tequila without salt an lemon ->the most famous beer in Monterrey is a light beer ->the teaching style at the university with compulsory attendancy, homework and monthly exams - that's secondary school not university!
--- T E X A S - U S A --- WHAT I LIKE: ->the "cowboy spirit" ->normal (european) toilets!!! ->their funny accent
WHAT I DON'T LIKE: ->the majority of the persons with the "cowboy spirit" are rednecks ->the supermarkets sell pumpguns and other weapons ->bars, night clubs etc. close at 2 am ->prices don't include taxes
--- C U B A --- WHAT I LIKE: ->almost every car is an american road cruiser from the 1950's ->the live music on the streets ->instead of advertisements they have the pictures of Che Guevara, Fidel Castro, Hugo Chávez, Camilo Cienfuegos... ->their world class medicine ->there is almost no polution ->the educational system
WHAT I DON'T LIKE: ->no freedom of speech ->the peolpe are suppressed by the government ->no internet access for cubans ->all the other cars are russian "Ladas" from the 1970's ->the bands in Havana play always "Buena Vista Social Club" ->everybody thinks i'm a millionaire just because I'm from a different country
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