Hernanas

Feeling Foreign

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June 6th 2008
Besides learning Spanish and getting credits for school, part of the reason I decided to partake in this study abroad oppurtunity was to experience the culture. One of the downsides to this particular program is that with so many other American students on the trip, it's really easy to just fade into the background, stick close with your english-speaking comrades and never really experience the cu ... read more

North America » Mexico

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The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst... ... read more