Travel to Mexico and play Soccer!
By Carolina Budnik
Goals;
Meet new people
Get better at playing soccer
Learn a new language
You need to;
Be a good team player
Have a positive attitude
Be open minded in trying new things
Have good communication skills
Have fun!
Some things to know before you come to Mexico;
-Hello! > Hola!
-How are you? > Como estas?
-I am good > Bien
-In Mexico people greet each other by a simple hand shake or sometimes a kiss on the cheek.
-You should also know that Mexicans stand closer to one another than Americans do, stepping back may be considered insulting
In Mexico they enjoy playing soccer. It’s just like the way they play it here in America.
While in Mexico you may meet some people that don’t know any English so they wouldn’t be able to understand you! Don’t worry, because if that occurs you can ask someone to translate for you, you can use hand motions to explain yourself or you can even give them a Spanish/English dictionary.
Another communication challenge you may encounter is that you wouldn’t be able to understand most Spanish! To overcome this obstacle, you can use a dictionary to translate yourself, or you can draw pictures to show what you’re talking about, and if you still can’t communicate you can just ask someone to translate for you!
Not knowing the Spanish language might cause an interpersonal conflict when meeting people there. Someone might get offended if you start speaking to them in
