Orientation

So yesterday was the orientation for the International students at the university. There are 31 of us. Stats: 22 come from France and only three from the United States of America, including myself. The rest are from various other parts of Europe and Asia. Everyone was extremely nice and I was impressed with the orientation overall.
More importantly, I got my schedule, which is intense! On Monday, I only have La Ensenanza-Aprendizaje de la Lengua at 5:30. On Tuesdays, I have Advanced Writing at 11:30 and then Taller de Programacion Didactica (a Teacher's Workshop) at 5:30. On Wednesdays, I have Mexican History and Culture at 3:00 and then the Lengua class at 5:30. On Thursdays, I have Advanced Writing at 11:30, Advanced Spanish Grammar for International Students at 3:00 and then the Teacher's Workshop at 5:30. Finally, on Friday, I only have the Lengua class at 5:30.
Obviously, Mondays and Fridays will be me days to observe in the schools once that starts. My only comment right now is that Thursdays are going to be awful!
After the orientation, they took us on a short bus tour of the city and pointed out a couple of the important landmarks in Monterrey. Then, they fed us a nice Mexican dinner. Everyone was so impressed, but I am fortunate enough to be eating that stuff everyday down here. Sometimes, I feel like all I ever do is eat down here!! Turns out, only a select few of the international students are living with host families. Others opted to live by themselves in an apartment. So far, I am glad I opted for the host-family. They are great!
During the Mexican dinner at the university, there were Mexican students there who were mingling with us internationals. Each international student has an "ambassador" that currently attends that university so they can show us the ins and outs when we have questions. Mine is quite nice...her name is Dennissee. Any way, the three US students, including me, went to Tec de Raza, a bar here in Monterrey and it was fun. Everyone reading this knows that bars aren't normally my thing, but it was great meeting new people and going out! It was a great day!