Puebla, Mexico Study Abroad 2017 - Health Care Experience

Studying abroad for the first time was an extremely nervous, yet exciting experience that I will never forget.  As soon as I entered my terminal and saw my friends, I knew that this study abroad experience would be truly special. During the plane rides, I kept thinking about how all of the Spanish classes that I had taken and all of the times that I had practiced speaking in Spanish have finally come to this.  But in the end, it was simply incredible to have the opportunity to become fully immersed in a different culture and to be able to navigate through the city of Puebla using the Spanish speaking skills that I had previously acquired. Meeting my host mother Mrs. Maria Terresa for the first time was enthralling as she was also excited to see me and wanted to get to know me throughout these 5 weeks.  It also helped that my host mother and I were constantly speaking in Spanish to each other because this helped me to feel more comfortable with the linguistic environment.   I will ne