This time of the year comes every semester; finals week. As usual, students typically find the same emotions rising- stress, anxiety, anticipation. And, I am sure it is no different with staff.
Being abroad during finals week adds to the high emotions and energy being passed around the CGE house. In lab group this week held by Lisa and Miguel, our group was able to go around and express our exact current emotions. It seemed as if everyone was doing well, but felt as if the amount of work we needed to complete was unbearable but possible. Thatʼs because not only have we learned so much while studying and living here in Mexico for the semester but at this point, we are all very excited to go home to the States and be reunited with our family and friends.
For some of us that also means saying goodbye to our second home- Cuernavca, Mexico. All of us have made connections and amazing friendships with individuals who we have come into contact with because we made the decision to study abroad about four months ago (more or less) prior to the actual flight to Mexico.Knowing that we may, or may not have the chance to see these people again in the future makes leaving
difficult. But knowing that we have built life long relationships is something that none of us would trade about our study abroad trip.
The staff at CGE: Mexico is unbelievably amazing- they give great advice and are open to new ideas and change. We truly have built a strong relationship with the staff at CGE that allows us to think of them as part of a little family we have in Cuernavaca. Within the students of our group, all of us have grown to love each-other in a way that you wouldnʼt understand unless you were abroad with us. We all share a special love and
connection with one another.
With this being said, if you are thinking about going abroad but have not taken the next step to apply to a program, CGE is a great program to look into. The amount of support and growth you will gain from their program is something you will cherish for a lifetime!
By Makela Roberts
These pictures make me really nostalgic. I definitely agree that this semester has been unbelievably amazing. It’s crazy to think that we all felt really awkward the first week days. Even though we all had different personalities and majors, we found many things in common. We built great relationships with youth group members Javier and Stefy, who were always very kind and welcoming. Without Javier and Stefy, it would have been much different. This proved that meeting locals and engaging with them made a great difference. My home stay in particular was very fulfilling. Even though I only had a few days with my host family, they were exceptional. My host mom and her immediate family members were really united, loving and spent a lot of time together. My host mom stayed by my side at all times in the most difficult situation in my life, losing my mother. I will forever be in debt with her and I can’t wait to go back and visit.
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