Expectations:  I expect to have a ton of fun in Mexico while greatly improving my Spanish communication skills.  I want to meet a ton of fun, exciting people and do things that I have never done before.  I'm excited to live with a Mexican family and I hope to learn a lot from them. I am also expecting to travel and visit historical places I have never been before.  I expect to have to work hard in order to complete all of my homework and stay on task in my classes.

Stereotypes:  Some of the stereotypes I have of Mexico are that it is not very clean and that all of the families do not have a lot of money.  Unfortunately, a stereotype that many Americans have is that Mexican men behave inappropriately toward women.  Another stereotype I have heard is that Mexicans are lazy and never show up to anything on time.  I also feel as though most Mexicans do not like American college students.