Student reflections as the semester slips away....

Excerpts from an end-of-semester survey given as a part of my re-entry seminar:

1. What did you miss most about the US?
Friends and family was the overwhelming winner. Driving came in a close second, and alone time/privacy was next.

2. What will you miss most about Mérida?
Local friends won hands down followed by dancing, sun, and food.

3. What will you miss least about Mérida?
Traffic was tops on almost every one's list. My favorite was, "Lame pick up lines."

4. What would you have done differently?
I was gratified to see that "spent less time on the computer with the aforementioned friends and family" topped most lists. Next was "chosen to live with host family rather than in the Central House." "Budgeted better and earlier" got a laugh.

5. Advice to the next group?
Every student listed some variation of "Get involved!" "Get out into the community" "Make local friends" "Be in the present." (This last one came from the class brown noser as this was my mantra...Be Here Now.

Next time I will add another question: What did you miss least about the US?