Many former students in this program agree that living with a Mexican family is the best part of the Study Abroad experience. Also included in the program is an excursion to Mexico City, the largest city in the world. In the historic center of the city, students visit the Metropolitan Cathedral, the National Palace, and the ruins of the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan. To end the trip, students spend their last weekend in Acapulco for some fun in the sun before returning home. There, students experience other aspects of the Mexican culture the popular discos and the beach and water sports.
Optional excursions are also available during the students' free time.
Taxco , a 90-minute bus ride from Cuernavaca, is a colonial city famous for its steep cobblestone streets, quaint colonial architecture, a spectacular 18th Century church, and scores of silver shops. What I found was a treasure mine. The climb up the mountain was about an hour long at a steady pace and rather strenuous exercise. Cuernavaca was a wonderful experience. It was great to be able to apply what I have been studying in real life situations.