Recently I drove 32 hours to Monterrey Mexico to begin my semester as an exchange student. I got some light snow, torrential rains, and some blue skies too. Here in Mexico I'm enjoying 75 degree weather while my classmates are putting up with the Ithaca winter (which all-in-all isn't that bad especially because you're studying).At Cornell, about 30 spots are available to exchange students each semester. I applied to take one of the spots and was selected. The school has a full-time employee working with exchange program so everything runs very smooth. I chose to come to Mexico because I was a two year full-time volunteer in Mexico when I was an Undergradute and I always wanted to return and learn about the business side of Latin America.
Other Johnson students went to China, London, Spain, Austrailia, South Africa, Chile, France, just to name a few. The majority go in the Spring because of job search concerns in the Fall. Although I was hesitant about giving up a semester at the Johnson School I figured that I couldn't pass up an opportunity like this. If a full semester abroad is not your cup of tea then there are plenty of international trips to go on - I was fortunate enough to go on the Japan/Korea tip at the end of May.
