The friend who already did the exchange.

“Best clubs: Europop = Austrarocks, mixed white girl bangers / Latino = Vieux Manoir. Buy your Austrarocks tickets on the app in advance as no tickets on the door. EVE (uni bar / student events space) ran some amazing events throughout the semester with niches from techno to dubstep to reggae to Latino and the sound system is elite. Also follow Intègre (the international students association) on Instagram to join some of their social events - these can be hit or miss but are a great way to meet people in the first few weeks of term.”

“Monterrey can feel a little boring if you don't take the opportunity to travel, especially because the weather can be quite unpredictable. However, the city itself has some great places to explore, particularly Barrio Antiguo, which is one of the liveliest and most charming areas. If you are living in San Pedro or La Fama, I also recommend spending time in downtown San Pedro. Every Sunday, there is a local market that is definitely worth visiting. Keep in mind that getting to downtown Monterrey can become expensive over time, especially if you rely on Uber, as the distance is quite long and traffic is often heavy.”

“Transport is horrible safety is better than what people think it would be although take Uber at night obviously food not as inexpensive as you might think you have to go to Tianguis and eat street food There’s always events in Guadalajara just be prepared for it to be different people are quite nice not all but they are helpful”

“Yes! Big room with your own bathroom and kitchenette. You can also have food service.”

“Yes s definitely cool and great people there so maybe I would hesitate with tec but ibero is a really strong option”

“Public transport is a bit expensive but if you get a secondhand bike it will be worth it! Weekends are quite and for recovery as weekdays can be busy with uni and nights out”

“The University’s international team was quite useless; painfully slow communication and just blatantly ignoring emails about important matters. However, everything did get done but on their time so you need to have some patience.”

“I would recommend but it was very expensive for what was given, they give three meals a day which was really handy but again it was hit or miss with the food. Most of the residents spoke Catalan so was a bit confusing at times. I do think you could find more affordable options”

“not really. it was not an appropriate apartment because it was dirty, on the ground floor with windows that doesn't closed so we used kinds of padlocks to fixed or at least tried to maintains the window's closed. Also, we had several problems with the shower and the degree of water, gas problems which were really dangerous for the safety of everyone. On this manner, I don't recommend my apartment.”

“I wouldn’t chose the university again. The administration were very slow in organising everything sometimes not responding to emails at all (if you can call them) - my EU learning agreement didn’t get signed until two months into my exchange. I didn’t get my Semester two timetable until classes had already started meaning I missed the whole orientation week. Classes can start at 8am and finish at 8pm very often. Typically have at least one class a week on zoom. Attendance is tracked and you have a set amount of absences each semester.”

“Yes! It was really nice because even if we were 8 people, each of us had their own bathroom. I was also really lucky because I found clean housemates :)”

“I really liked the location. The apartment was also really good but 10 people were too much for me. We had 2 bathrooms and one kitchen. ”

“Best clubs: Europop = Austrarocks, mixed white girl bangers / Latino = Vieux Manoir. Buy your Austrarocks tickets on the app in advance as no tickets on the door. EVE (uni bar / student events space) ran some amazing events throughout the semester with niches from techno to dubstep to reggae to Latino and the sound system is elite. Also follow Intègre (the international students association) on Instagram to join some of their social events - these can be hit or miss but are a great way to meet people in the first few weeks of term.”

“Monterrey can feel a little boring if you don't take the opportunity to travel, especially because the weather can be quite unpredictable. However, the city itself has some great places to explore, particularly Barrio Antiguo, which is one of the liveliest and most charming areas. If you are living in San Pedro or La Fama, I also recommend spending time in downtown San Pedro. Every Sunday, there is a local market that is definitely worth visiting. Keep in mind that getting to downtown Monterrey can become expensive over time, especially if you rely on Uber, as the distance is quite long and traffic is often heavy.”

“Transport is horrible safety is better than what people think it would be although take Uber at night obviously food not as inexpensive as you might think you have to go to Tianguis and eat street food There’s always events in Guadalajara just be prepared for it to be different people are quite nice not all but they are helpful”

“Yes! Big room with your own bathroom and kitchenette. You can also have food service.”

“Yes s definitely cool and great people there so maybe I would hesitate with tec but ibero is a really strong option”

“Public transport is a bit expensive but if you get a secondhand bike it will be worth it! Weekends are quite and for recovery as weekdays can be busy with uni and nights out”

“The University’s international team was quite useless; painfully slow communication and just blatantly ignoring emails about important matters. However, everything did get done but on their time so you need to have some patience.”

“I would recommend but it was very expensive for what was given, they give three meals a day which was really handy but again it was hit or miss with the food. Most of the residents spoke Catalan so was a bit confusing at times. I do think you could find more affordable options”

“not really. it was not an appropriate apartment because it was dirty, on the ground floor with windows that doesn't closed so we used kinds of padlocks to fixed or at least tried to maintains the window's closed. Also, we had several problems with the shower and the degree of water, gas problems which were really dangerous for the safety of everyone. On this manner, I don't recommend my apartment.”

“I wouldn’t chose the university again. The administration were very slow in organising everything sometimes not responding to emails at all (if you can call them) - my EU learning agreement didn’t get signed until two months into my exchange. I didn’t get my Semester two timetable until classes had already started meaning I missed the whole orientation week. Classes can start at 8am and finish at 8pm very often. Typically have at least one class a week on zoom. Attendance is tracked and you have a set amount of absences each semester.”

“Yes! It was really nice because even if we were 8 people, each of us had their own bathroom. I was also really lucky because I found clean housemates :)”

“I really liked the location. The apartment was also really good but 10 people were too much for me. We had 2 bathrooms and one kitchen. ”