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Preparing for your internship in Mexico
Once you have been matched with a host company or research institution in Mexico, the MIT-Mexico Program Coordinator will work with you to prepare your trip. Preparations will include purchasing health insurance, purchasing airline tickets and assistance in finding housing in Mexico (see below). You will also attend MIT-Mexico training before your internship.
MIT-Mexico Training
Interns are expected to attend several training sessions throughout the spring to familiarize you with Mexican culture and society. Topics of discussion will include politics, history, economics, current events and cultural differences between the US and Mexico
Practical Information
Below you will find some useful links and for a more comprehensive guide please click here.
Transportation
- Road maps of Monterrey
- Monterrey subway map (Metrorrey)
- Maps of Mexico City and the Metro
- Aeromexico
- Mexicana
- Monterrey Central de Autobuses
- Mexico City bus stations
Food
Nightlife
Monterrey
Mexico City
- http://www.fodors.com/miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=mexico_city@101&cur_section=nig
- http://www.frommers.com/destinations/mexicocity/41_indnight.html
- http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-2805308-mexico_city_entertainment-i
Hospitals
Business Norms
- http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/travel/bzm/bzmadler12.html
- http://www.executiveplanet.com/business-etiquette/Mexico.html
Safety
General Information
- http://www.state.gov/p/wha/ci/mx/
- www.mexconnected.com
- http://www.mexpat.com/new/
- http://www.solutionsabroad.com/t_login.asp?zone=ask§ion=
- http://www.mexperience.com/liveandwork/default.htm
- http://www.internationalist.com/business/Mexico.php
- http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_970.html
Recommended Reading
- On Mexican Time: A New Life in San Miguel by Tony Cohan
- The People's Guide to Mexico by Carl Franz, Lorena Haven and, Steve Rogers
- The Labyrinth of Solitude, Octavio Paz
- Let's Go Mexico 2007
