Best experience!!

Ratings
Overall
5
Academics: 4
Support: 5
Fun: 5
Housing: 5
Safety: 5
Review

My family was amazing! I lived in a little complex of 5 different houses. Most of my aunts, uncles, and cousins lived there. I would wake up with my breakfast, which consisted of fresh fruit and/or toast with jelly and a coffee, set out on the counter for me. Any clothes that my mom had washed would also be set out, already folded, and ready for me to put into my room. She washed clothes every single day, and if I didn't have time to make my bed before class she would take care of it.
I would go to class (and eat more fresh fruit and coffee and the Instituto) and go back home. As soon as I was ready to eat lunch all I had to do was ask my grandma or aunt and one of them served it to me. I would either go back to the instituto for more class or stay home and exercise or do homework until my mom came home from work and my cousins from school. We would then have an afternoon snack with coffee and then spend time just talking, watching T.V., or playing soccer together until supper time. Supper was usually a huge meal where almost everyone gathered, and sometimes there were up to 17 people! After supper, we usually watched an hour of T.V. and then they all went to bed at about 9. Although early, it worked out alright because that was when I usually went to my room to either do more homework or go online and chat with my friends back home.

On a majority of the weekends a group of us students would go on a weekend trip to a beach, a waterfall, or a national park. The bus there and back was cheap, and we were able to find many cheap hostels to stay at. We would explore or relax during the day and at night go out. One of the negatives was that we were all scared to walk at night (even when things were located closely) so we always had to call a taxi which eventually did add up.

Would you recommend this program?
Yes, I would