There are new sports and activities you probably never realised existed. Time studying abroad is a fabulous opportunity to meet new people. I've become friends with people from Colombia, Argentina, Haiti and Mexico. There's even a student from Sierra Leone. New types of food may sound like a strange reason to do an exchange but trust me on this one - it's worth studying abroad just for the food.
Mexican food is a national cuisine here in America in the same way that Indian food is in England.
I must admit I thought I would have withdrawal symptoms from a lack of tea on arrival here, but you soon find other types of food and drink to fill its place. I have fallen in love with Mexican food. You don't know what you've got till its gone' is an apt phrase when it comes to studying abroad. Living in a different environment makes you appreciate Keele even more than you did before. Things like having your own room, your own basin and the Students' Union to go to at weekends seem far more valuable university assets.