Our student Alan Eduardo Macías of the Bachelor in Digital Design, shares with us his Digital Design, shares with us his international international experience at Hallym University - South Korea.
When you did you know that there were international programs?
No, it wasn't until I met people who had gone on exchange that I learned that UNI had this option.
When you entered your career did you think you would go to live and study abroad?
No, I hadn't even imagined it.
Have you already lived or studied outside of Mexico?
No, never.
What motivate you to study in another country?
To live new experiences that enrich me as a person and as a student. enrich me as a person and as a student.
Why did you why did you decide to study in that country?
Because it is a completely different culture completely different from ours, and I was attracted to the idea of understanding the ideology of this country. country.
How did you you feel when you arrived in the new country?
Excitement, thanks to the people who helped me on my arrival and the attention of the internationalization department here, I never felt uncertain about what I was doing. I never felt uncertain about what I was doing. From the very I felt like I was part of a fake family from the beginning, thanks to my classmates and teachers. teachers.
How did have you been received at the university where you arrived?
Very good, they really do their best to make us feel at ease. and they helped me solve any doubt I had.
What will what will you miss most about Mexico?
Probably the food and the I was used to, because here every day surprises you with something new. something new every day.
¿Y from the Uni?
To my friends and teachers, because it is like starting from scratch.
What is is the most exciting thing you've experienced so far in this experience?
Several things, but the ones that learning another language, meeting and learning from people from other countries, and experiencing the Korean culture up close. countries, and experiencing the Korean culture up close.
¿Y the hardest part?
Being away from my family
What are your do you expect as a person and as a professional from this program?
A lot of growth in both aspects aspects, this is an experience that makes you open your mind to what is going on around the world. the world. Personally it helped me to become a little more extroverted and I made friends and contacts that could help me in the future. friends and contacts that could help me in the future. And professionally for the creative part, the new experiences are the ones that make you generate inspiration and have more inspiration and have more references about what you do.
These opportunities offered by Uni, do you recommend them to your colleagues?
Completely, it is an experience that everyone should live. Thanks to my University of Celaya!
