Dear Office of Study Abroad:
I first came to Mexico last summer with the Duke in Mexico program. One evening, while struggling through my elementary Spanish with an all-too-kind local, I suddenly knew that I had to cancel plans to study in Paris the following spring and make my way back…
Dear Office of Study Abroad:
This is a photo of me on top of the Temple of the Sun in Teotihuacan, Mexico. The pyramid behind me is the Temple of the Moon, and ancient native ruins can be found all around the area. It took us a long time to get…
Dear Office of Study Abroad:
After spending six weeks in Mexico last summer through the Duke in Mexico program, I returned to Mexico for the fall semester for an entirely different sort of Mexican experience. I enrolled in a study abroad program through Augsburg College called "Crossing Borders", expecting to learn…
Dear Office of Study Abroad:
Duke in Mexico was an incredible experience on so many different levels.
My homestay family was awesome, maybe the best part of my time in Mexico. They took me around the town of Cholula, had great conversations over meals on a myriad of topics, threw me…
Dear Office of Study Abroad:
In this photo we are visiting Mexico City's Templo Mayor, the Aztec ruins in the middle of the capital (modern skyline in background) buzzing with 20 million people.
I began my own study abroad experience years ago in Mexico and am very excited to be the…