Name: Mike's Academic Semester Experience in Buenos Aires
Uploaded: 2025-07-29
Description: Mike, a chemical engineering student at Iowa State University from Charles City, Iowa, did a month of Spanish lessons and a semester at the University of…

Mike's experience with Mente Argentina

Mike, a chemical engineering student at Iowa State University from Charles City, Iowa, did a month of Spanish lessons and a semester at the University of Belgrano. He likes that Mente is small, so you know everybody and they take care of you, unlike big organizations where you are just a number. He had a good time, met awesome people, and his advice is simple: do it.

In Mike's own words

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I'm Mike Western. I'm from Charles City, Iowa, the middle of nowhere, but not that middle of nowhere. I go to Iowa State University and I study chemical engineering. Here in Buenos Aires with Mente Argentina, I did one month of Spanish lessons and a semester of school at the University of Belgrano. Mente is a great organization. It's small, and you know everybody there. They take care of you. A lot of other organizations are quite the opposite. They're big, and you're just a number. But Mente is good. If you need something, they take care of you. I've had a good time here. I met a lot of awesome people. Do it.

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