Acqua Summer 2011

Welcome to my blog! This blog was written by an exchange student who had been to Mexico for a short summer program. During my sojourn in Mexico, I had been studying in Tech De Mont, a prestigious, rich and well-recognized international university in Mexico. The courses that I took include basic Spanish and Introduction to the Mexican's Culture. I was a Singaporean undergraduate in National University of Singapore, NUS.

This blog is divided into different topics according to various themes and period: Arrival to Mex, Memoir's of my host family (8 parts).

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Arrival to Guang Zhou via China Southern Airline!

 China Southern Airline 中国南方航空, CZ354
My first time with this airline. 
The overall experience has been unbelievably good considering how CHEAP the air ticket is! 
Only $1916 for a round way trip from SNG to CAN to LAX and back!
My seat number was 54B. 
The amount of leg room available for this flight is also unexpectedly adequate.

Hola!. Here are some of my air flight mates! 
From left to right: Me, Stella and MeiQi. Not in Photo: Elizabeth and Khai (photographer)

 My special requested meal: Oriental Vegetarian!
It was a lot better then I had expected. 
Though not fantastic, but still edible :)
Just Bread and Butter, jelly, cold dish which consisted of tofu and some vegetables and the aluminum wrapped stuff is just bee hoon. 

 Bee Hoon Char Siew - VEG

 It tasted alright, just a little salty for the sauce.
I managed to finish it though it was not fantastic~

Normal meal, photo taken from someone seated next to me, a "new friend".
  Chocolate Ice-cream! I want it!

I kind of think it looks and tastes good?

 From left: Stella, Meiqi and Khai. 
They were seated to the right of me. 24 D, E and F

 Taken discretely when they were sleeping. Shhhhh!!!

 Was trying hard to learn some Spanish during the 4-hour flight.

 Very Chinese! The air stewardess wasn't that pretty.
I very much prefer SIA girls, think they have a "higher" quality of selection standard?
But their steward is quite handsome... Haha =D

Here are my "new" friends.
From left: Me and the two guys. 
Both of them are working in Singapore. They were visiting china, probably for a short period of time only?
They both commented Singapore is rather hot as compared to China, especially Harbin which can be as cold as -30 Degree Celsius!
Left guy comes from Shan Dong 山东. He is majoring in electronics and dropped out from high school, he is like 3 years older than me only. Right one comes from Harbin 哈尔滨, 13 years older than me.

All in all, I had an enjoyable experience taking flight with all of them, especially new newly acquainted friends. And in fact, I really enjoyed every moment with them. Conversing with them was very easy and lighthearted. They were genuinely pleasant to talk to and sincere people who would not show any form of pretentious entertainment. And it was a very direct talk of how we felt over several issues and topics. Pleasantly delightful to have met them!

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Orientation

Orientation Sessions
Day Time Place Activity
Thursday, May 26th. 9:00 – 10:00 Salón de Congresos 1 Academic Information
10:00 – 10:45 Life in Querétaro
10:45 – 11:00 COFFEE BREAK
11:00 – 11:30 Cultural Activities
11:30 – 12:00  Sport Activities
12:00 – 12:30 Safety Information
12:30 – 13:00 Legal Information
Break
16:00 - 18:00 Campus Scavenger Hunt
Day Time Place Activity
Friday, May 27th 9:00 - 10:50 Salón de Congresos 1 Agreement Signing with Host Families
11:00 - 12:30 Cyber Plaza "Brunch" with Host Families
13:00 - 17:00 4205 Course Enrollment
19:00 - 21:00 Lobby Gimnasio-Auditorio Welcome Party
Day Time Place Activity
Monday, May 30th  9:00 – 13:00 Downtown (Meeting point at Jardín Zenea) Activity Downtown

Airport arrival information! :D‏

Hello everybody!

It's Alejandra Escoto from the International Programs Office at Tec de Monterrey Campus Queretaro! 

We've finally arranged the transportation... Please let me know if you have any doubts... 

For those of you who are arriving in Mexico on Tuesday, May 24th, you will be responsible for either 1) seeking your own means of transportation or 2) waiting overnight for transportation provided by the International Programs Office on the next day.

If you are arriving at the Mexico City Airport on May 24th and do NOT wish to travel back with transportation provided by the International Programs Office, you can take the Primera Plus bus to Queretaro. However, if you wish to ride back with the International Programs Office, you may make reservations to stay overnight at a hotel and meet us in the Mexico City Airport on Wednesday, May 25th. Please meet us at the McDonalds in Terminal 1 at 8:00 am on Wednesday, May 25th. The bus will leave promptly at 8:30 am. 

For those arriving on Wednesday, May 25th, the International Programs office has arranged transportation for you from Queretaro or Mexico City airport to campus. 

For those of you flying into the Mexico City Airport, please plan to meet us at the McDonalds in Terminal 1 at 8:00 am on Wednesday, May 25th. If your flight lands in Terminal 2, Mexico City has a shuttle that will take you to Terminal 1. If your flight arrives after 8:00 am, there will be a representative from the International Programs Office to assist you in finding transportation to Queretaro until 7 pm. Please meet at the McDonald´s in Terminal 1 on Wednesday, May 25th. 

For those of you arriving to the Queretaro Airport on Wednesday, May 25th, a representative from the International Programs Office will be waiting for you at 1:30 pm to transport you to campus. There will also be another bus picking you up at 7:30 pm if your flight arrives later.

The transportation arranged by the International Programs Office will be arriving straight to campus where the host families will be waiting for you. 

We have attached a file with further instructions on how to take the Primera Plus bus at Mexico City´s Airport to Queretaro as well as a schedule of orientation activities. If you are planning on taking the Primera Plus bus, you will need to catch a taxi at the bus terminal and go to your host family.

For those of you who are arriving on Thursday, May 26th in Mexico City, you will need to take the Primera Plus to Queretaro bus terminal and take a taxi to your host family home once you arrive to the bus terminal in Queretaro. 

If you have any questions or concerns while traveling, please call the International Programs Office cell phone at the number listed below:

Dial from México: (01442)226-29-80
Dial from Queretaro: (044442)226-29-80

We look forward to meeting you and welcoming you to Queretaro! 

Safe travels!

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Alejandra Sofía Escoto Tortoriello
A01200814
IA, ITESM, CQ.

AcquaSummer 2011 - Airport pick-up and money issues

Hi all,
 
Hope you're all excited and gearing up for your flights into Mexico!
 
I've got some queries from you about your airport pick-up and where to change your pesos, so I'm writing to all of you to share this information.

Airport Pick-Up - There was some delay with the communication about your flight information, and I sincerely apologise for this.  I am glad to let you know that I just got off the phone with the colleagues at Campus Queretaro, and they have received all of your flight information.  They are currently working on the logistics, and will be sending all of you an email very shortly with more details about the pick-up timings.

Included in the email will be an emergency 24-hour contact number, which you can call in case something happens and you do not make it for your scheduled pick-up.  Please exercise your wisdom when trying to contact this number, so that no one individual will hog the line for longer than necessary.  In case you need to get in touch with me, you can call me on my mobile at: 96172665

Changing for Pesos - Unfortunately, it seems that the stock of pesos available at local money changers is very very limited.  if you are unable to change for pesos in Singapore, please change to USD first.  You can change the USD into pesos at the airports where you will be transiting (in USA) or in Mexico.  A colleague tipped me off that you should be wary of the high commission rates charged by the money changer(s) if you are transiting at Atlanta airport.

Let me know if you have other queries?
 
Cheers!
Orion

Monday, May 23, 2011

Admission to the Tecnologico de Monterrey‏

Dear Ng Catherine
 
Welcome to   Campus Querétaro
 
My name is Monserrat Bañales Estrada  I am responsible of the 
International Program’s Office at Campus Querétaro
 
I am pleased to inform you that your admission application 
has been accepted under the following terms:
 
Name: Ng Catherine Xiuwen
 
Campus:Campus Querétaro
Academic period: Semestral Verano May-Jun 2011
Program type:Programas internacionales (Profesional)
University of origin: National University of Singapore
 
Your admission letter is on its way. 
You will receive it through a carrier service. 
In case, you want to send us any document,
we suggest doing so by express mail.
 
In the following sites, you can find additional information about 
Mexican Embassies and Consulates,
which can help you in your inmigration process.
 
http://www.sre.gob.mx/english/
http://www.sre.gob.mx/acerca/directorio/embajadas/dirembajadas.htm
http://www.sre.gob.mx/acerca/directorio/consulados/dirconsulados.htm
 
We look forward to seeing you here; please do not hesitate 
to contact us in case you have any question.
 
Best regards!
 
Monserrat Bañales Estrada 
International Programs, Campus Querétaro
Jesus Oviedo Avendaño 10, Fracc San Pablo, Querétaro, México, 76130.

Friday, May 20, 2011

(Ref: AcquaSummer 2011) NUS Study and Travel Grant

From: Juliana Ali On Behalf Of Global Opportunities
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2011 5:48 PM
To: Ng Xiu Wen Catherine
Cc: Global Opportunities
Subject: (Ref: AcquaSummer 2011)  NUS Study and Travel Grant


Dear Catherine,

Congratulations on being selected to receive a NUS Study and Travel Grant from the International Relations Office (IRO) at NUS! We are pleased to attach a congratulatory note from the IRO Director, Associate Professor Anne Pakir.

For prompt disbursement of your grant, kindly log on to the student intranet and go to https://myisis.nus.edu.sg to update your payment address (local - Singapore) and bank details by 27 May 2011 (Friday). If you are not on campus, please use WebVPN to log on first to the student intranet before accessing the website. For technical support, please contact ITCare at Tel: 6516 2080 or Email: ccehelp@nus.edu.sg.
To update your payment address, please follow these steps: 
Self Service > Campus Personal Information > Payment Address

To update bank account details, please follow these steps:
Self Service > Campus Finances > Maintain Bank Accounts > Debit Bank Account Details or Credit Bank Account Details > Add a new Debit Bank Account or Add a new Credit Bank Account

For navigation issues, please refer to https://share.nus.edu.sg/registrar/student/info/myISIS-Quick-Reference-Guide%28Students%29.pdf (you need to be logged on to student intranet).
The disbursement should be completed by 10 June 2011 (Friday), if your records are updated on time. Do inform us if you do not receive the funds by this date.
Should you require a signed hardcopy congratulatory letter naming you as the recipient of this Study and Travel Grant, please send your request by email Global Opportunities Section at go-iro@nus.edu.sg. Once it is ready, you will be notified by email to collect your letter.
After you return from your summer program, it would be much appreciated if you could:
  • Submit a write-up of your experience (approx 1-2 pages in length), together with photographs (no more than five images in hi-res jpeg), to go-iro@nus.edu.sg.
  • Complete the program survey (the link will be sent to you when you return)
  • Leave useful tips, practical information and advice for future participants by blogging on https://community.nus.edu.sg/oep/.
  • Share about your experience at information sessions and publicity events for future runs of the programme.

We wish you a very fruitful time abroad!
The Global Opportunities Team
NUS International Relations Office
National University of Singapore :: 3rd Storey, Unit 03-03, Shaw Foundation Alumni House, 11 Kent Ridge Drive, Singapore 119244 :: 65-6516 1907(DID) :: 65-6778 0177 (Fax) :: go-iro@nus.edu.sg (E) :: www.nus.edu.sg/iro (W) :: Company Registration No: 200604346E
Important: This email is confidential and may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete it and notify us immediately; you should not copy or use it for any purpose, nor disclose its contents to any other person. Thank you. 

AcquaSummer 2011 - Ready to go? :)

Hi all,

I understand that quite a number of you were not able to indicate your selection of courses online.  I have written to Tec de Monterrey to check if this is a system error.  Nevertheless, I have asked them to use the selections which you sent to Juliana previously as the default choices if the system continues to be unresponsive.  Will update you when I hear from Tec.

About airport pick-up, I do believe Tec will get it sorted out, so not to worry for now.  All of your flight information has already been conveyed to Tec for a while now, so I’m sure they are just making sure everything is in place.  Will let you know if I hear further.

About insurance – I understand that some of you intending to purchase insurance from SetMex have encountered issues with the online credit card payment.  SetMex got back to Tec to say that the problem was with the online credit card payment system.  I am checking with them to see if you can purchase insurance from their local representative office in Mexico.

Cheers!
Orion

FW: AcquaSummer 2011 - Ready to go?

Hi all,

Catherine raised a very good question! It was previously mentioned at the pre-departure briefing, but I'll recap it again here for you.

If your flight into Mexico is transiting at any airport in the USA, you MUST possess a transit visa (unless you are holdng the passport of a country in the Visa Waiver Program). This includes holders of Malaysian and PRC passports. More details here: http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/types/types_4383.html

As Singapore is on the Visa Waiver Programme, holders of Singaporean passports transiting through the US need not apply for a transit visa. However, you will need to register your transit online via the US Government's ESTA system and pay a USD $14 fee for this. More details here: http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/without/without_1990.html

Hope this helps!

Orion

-----Original Message-----
From: Ng Xiu Wen Catherine
Sent: Thursday, 19 May, 2011 10:23 AM
To: Orion Kew
Subject: RE: AcquaSummer 2011 - Ready to go?

Hi,
Do we need to apply for US visa waiver before we depart?
Thanks,
Catherine.

Arrival to Tec de Monterrey Campus Querétaro!‏

Hola everyone!

My name is Alejandra Escoto, and I'm working at the International Programs Office at Tec de Monterrey Campus Querétaro, where I also study during the regular semester. I also copy in this message Benjamín and César, who are students at Tec too and are also going to be working alongside you during this summer 2011.  
Your arrival is getting closer and there are a couple things that I would like to let you know...

First of all, in order to prepare for your arrival, I would like to have all of your flight itineraries, so that I can arrange the transportation from the airport to Campus Querétaro. Once I have this info, I will be letting you know the mechanics of the transportation, where we will be meeting and such... If you have already sent it, thanks! 

I would also like to let you know that I'm here to answer any questions, doubts, receive any comments on whatever inquiries you may have... 

See you guys VERY soon! :D 

Ale,

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Alejandra Sofía Escoto Tortoriello (A01200814)
Auxliar de Programas Internacionales
ITESM, CQ. 

Host Family Program‏

Hello students,

You’re almost here!

Please, I need another information from you.

To let our families know a little bit more about you, I want to ask you for a single page essay (more or less two paragraphs) that could give us information about your lifestyle, preferences of living and anything that you think could be important to know you.

Welcome everybody and, as always, anything you need, please let me know.

Best,

Lic. Natalia Gutiérrez Sánchez Coordinadora de Familias Anfitrionas
Host Family Coordinator
Programas Internacionales / International Programs
TEC DE MONTERREY CAMPUS QUERÉTARO
ngutierr@itesm.mx
www.qro.itesm.mx
(+52) 442 238-33-74 Ext. 3374
Enlace Intercampus 80 776 3374

El contenido de este mensaje de datos no se considera oferta, propuesta o acuerdo, sino hasta que sea confirmado en documento por escrito que contenga la firma autógrafa del apoderado legal del ITESM. El contenido de este mensaje de datos es confidencial y se entiende dirigido y para uso exclusivo del destinatario, por lo que no podrá distribuirse y/o difundirse por ningún medio sin la previa autorización del emisor original. Si usted no es el destinatario, se le prohíbe su utilización total o parcial para cualquier fin.
The content of this data transmission must not be considered an offer, proposal, understanding or agreement unless it is confirmed in a document signed by a legal representative of ITESM. The content of this data transmission is confidential and is intended to be delivered only to the addressees. Therefore, it shall not be distributed and/or disclosed through any means without the authorization of the original sender. If you are not the addressee, you are forbidden from using it, either totally or partially, for any purpose.

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Thursday, May 19, 2011

AcquaSummer 2011 - Ready to go?

From: Orion Kew
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 8:55 PM
To: Lim Yee Shen; Tan Leng Choo; Wong Shi Hui; Ng Zhong Qin; Khairuldin B Mohamed Sediek; Aayush Sharma; Ng Cheng Yang; Teo Teck Hean; Peh Kar Liang; Tay Huimin; Ng Pei-Yun Rachel; Ng Xiu Wen Catherine; Rajalakshmi D/O Rajaram; Reena Sailes Patel; Chew Soong Mei Tammy; Elizabeth Rachel Ong Shuling; Cheryl Lee Siew Khim; Chen Meiqi; Tan Li Ling Stella; Chee Xiu Ling Lynette; Goh Meng Chun Raymond; Ang Shujie Camille; Lim Kaiheng; Ng Hui Ying; Tan Jinn Yeu; Xia Xue; Chen Ruiqing; Lee Choong Yee; Lee Pui Kheng
Subject: AcquaSummer 2011 - Ready to go?

Hi all,

This quick email is just to get in touch with you before you leave for Mexico next week.  Hope all of you are having a relaxing time after the exams, and are looking forward to the summer programme in Queretaro!

1. Online Application Form / Selection of Courses
I have just recently heard from a few of you that you were still having trouble with the online application system, as well as with your course selections.  Montse has just updated me that she has been in touch to solve these issues.  If any of you are still facing difficulties with regard to this, please let me know ASAP.

2. Airport Pick-Up
I understand from some of you that Campus Queretaro has not updated you about the details of the airport pick-up.  I am checking with Montse about this, but I would like to check if some of you have already heard from Queretaro about this, or if all of you have not heard at all.  Let me know?  I’d also like to confirm that all of you have already provided my office with your flight arrival details?  Thanks!

3. Payment for Remainder of Accommodation Fees / Optional Trips
Some of you were asking about the modes of payment available after you arrive in Queretaro.  I’ve been informed that you should make payment in cash (pesos only), and the process can be completed at the bank branch within Campus Queretaro.  ATM facilities are available at the bank branch should you wish to withdraw cash from there.  Personally, I would recommend that you bring enough cash along with you to complete the outstanding payment, as the exchange rate for cash is always better compared to the rate charged for overseas transactions.  However, I leave this to your personal preference and discretion.

4. Module Mapping
I will be providing an update about this very shortly, so please bear with me as I seek to iron out a few more niggling issues.

Cheers!
Orion

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

AcquaSummer 2011 - Acceptance Letter

From: Thayalini Selvaraj On Behalf Of Global Opportunities
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 11:44 AM
Cc: Global Opportunities; Juliana Ali; Orion Kew
Subject: AcquaSummer 2011 - Acceptance Letter

Ref: AcquaSummer

Dear All,

We are pleased to inform you that your Acceptance Letter is here. Please collect them personally from our office during office hours by this week if possible.

International Relations Office
3rd Storey, Unit 03-03
Shaw Foundation Alumni House
11 Kent Ridge Drive

Operating hours:
Mon-Thur: 8.30am–6.00pm
Fri: 8.30am–5.30pm
Closed for lunch from 1pm to 2pm

Regards,

Lini

Thayalini Selvaraj (Ms) :: Management Assistant Officer (Global Opportunities), International Relations Office :: National University of Singapore :: (E) :: www.nus.edu.sg/iro<http://www.nus.edu.sg/iro> (W) :: Company Registration No: 200604346E
 
Important: This email is confidential and may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete it and notify us immediately; you should not copy or use it for any purpose, nor disclose its contents to any other person. Thank you.

Families Agreement 2011

AGREEMENT MADE AND ENTERED INTO BY:

I.-__________________________________________ HEREINAFTER  “THE FAMILIY”,

II.-_________________________________________hereinafter “THE STUDENT“

III.-_________________________________________ HEREINAFTER “THE INSTITUTION”

pursuant to the following RULES and CONDITIONS:

The “FAMILY”  belongs to the “Host-Family Program” from the International Programs Office of the
Technological Institute of Superior Studies of Monterrey, Queretaro Campus, being the most important objective to participate in the mentioned program by providing room and board to a foreign student studying at the ITESM CQ and in exchange for that, the FAMILY will receive an economic remuneration.

The FAMILY guarantees to be legitimate owner by due title of the house located at _______________________________________________________________________.

“THE STUDENT”:
I.-  Nationality ____________________________________________________________

II.-  Age ________________________________________________________________.

III.-  University ___________________________________________________________.

IV.-  To be credited by THE INSTITUTION for studying at the Technological Institute of Superior Studies of Monterrey, Queretaro Campus, for the period of time comprised between ______________________________.

RULES

1.  THE COORDINATION will mean the titular person of the Coordinacion de Estudiantes Internacionales del Departamento de Programas Internacionales del Tecnologico de Monterrey [Foreign Student Coordination, International Programs Department, Technological Institute of Monterrey]

2.     THE COMMITTEE will mean the Program Committee of Host Families integrated by staff of the Technological Institute of Monterrey, Queretaro Campus.

3.   FAMILY provides lodging and meals to STUDENT and the latter accepts, at the house described in by the Family before, during the period of time comprised between _______________________________.

4.       Lodging will include the following:
I.-A room for private use, with at least:
- sufficient space and light  
- a bed with its mattress, a mattress cover, a sheet set, a quilt, and at least a pillow,  
- a study table and chair or equivalent.
- a closet with hangers and reasonable room for keeping stuff.
II.- A large and small set of towels.
III.- Availability of, at least, a complete bathroom (shower, washbasin, toilet, mirror and towel hanger).
IV.-   Availability of a dining room, TV room, patio, garden, study-room, kitchen in use with all the appliances thereof, as well as the common use rooms and/or spaces, except for the other FAMILY members private use rooms.
V.-  The meals per day (breakfast, main meal and dinner).
VI.-  Room cleaning and in general cleaning of all the rooms used by the STUDENT.
VII.-  Cloth washing and drying, except dry-cleaning and underwear cleaning.
5.    The FAMILY guarantees the STUDENT privacy, and the STUDENT on its turn is bound to respect the other family members' privacy.

6. It will not be THE FAMILY's duty to provide STUDENT with a telephone device, a computer, TV, music or video players or any other luxury item in his/her bedroom.

7.     The FAMILY must provide the STUDENT with unlimited Internet access.

8.   STUDENT represents he/she receives all items and areas he/she will be using in good conditions and he is bound to return them in the same conditions by the end of his/her stay.

9.       The STUDENT will notify the FAMILY what is the food of his/her preference, and FAMILY will therefore try to have sufficient food variety.

10.   The amount of food consumed by the student will not imply, in any case, the increase or reduction of the amount paid agreed upon the parties.
11. STUDENT will respect the house decorations, and save express authorization by the titular holder, will not introduce other furniture into the house. It is not allowed to nail any kind of items to the walls.
12. Parties agree that even though the FAMILY is not bound to wash the STUDENT’S underwear, he/she will be entitled to use the house’s washing appliances.
13.  FAMILY will deliver a set of keys for any and all locks the STUDENT requires, which he/she must return the day in which he leaves the house.
14.  The facility has a telephone line, the number of which is ______________________, and which STUDENT may moderately use only for local phone calls. STUDENT is not allowed to make any calls to cellular phones or national or international long distance calls nor is he allowed to use pre-paid cards to make them. Nevertheless, the STUDENT may receive local and international phone calls with no limits whatsoever if the STUDENT agrees to pay for any expenses generated from these actions.

15.   In the event the STUDENT has made any cellular or long distance calls, with or without previous authorization, he/she must pay for the cost thereof as soon as he/she is required payment by the FAMILY, in receiving the phone bill.

16.   If any of the parties wishes to terminate the contract in advance, this must be done with the Coordination, the FAMILY and STUDENT at least a week in advance to termination date.

17.   If STUDENT leaves the house without previous warning of his/her desire to terminate the contract at least a week in advance, the COMMITTEE may consider to charge a penalty in favor of the INSTITUTION.

18.   If STUDENT decides to terminate the contract in advance, it will not be the Committee's duty to assign a new family for him/her.

19.   If the FAMILY cannot comply with its duty of notifying within the specified term, it will accept any sanction imposed by the Committee.

20.   If the FAMILY decides to terminate the contract in advance, it will not be the Committee's duty to assign a new student.

21.   FAMILY commits to, whenever a problem arises with the STUDENT, try to solve and discuss the problem, and in the event the problem continues, to notify the Coordination.

22.   In the exceptional case of conflict between the STUDENT and the FAMILY due to the interpretation, fulfillment and application of this contract, if no peaceful agreement can be reached, signers will submit to the Committee's resolution.

23.   Neither the Queretaro Campus of the Technological Institute of Monterrey nor any worker thereof in particular will respond for the eventual duties arising between the FAMILY and the STUDENT (for instance, duties to repair arising from a felony or fault committed by the FAMILY against the STUDENT, or from the latter against the first.)
24.   The FAMILY may ask the STUDENT a week before the end of the month if they want to stay for the next period of time or whichever time he/she wants to stay with the family.
25.   Payment of the rent includes the services of water, electricity, gas and phone, the latter only for local phone calls and with the specifications and restrictions established in clauses fifth and sixth.
26.   A delay in payment will not imply the FAMILY to stop complying with duties acquired herein.
27.   The FAMILY may never tell on the STUDENT for a missing payment.
28.   FAMILY is bound to:
1.        Provide the STUDENT with three daily meals during the whole week. In the event the student arrives late to any meal, the FAMILY will leave the meal ready. Whenever it is not possible for the FAMILY to prepare or leave any meal ready, they will arrange with the STUDENT some way in which to sort this out.
2.       Provide the STUDENT with laundry service for all of his/her clothes, except for dry cleaning or underwear.
3.       Change his/her bed clothes once a week.
4.       Provide at least a towel, toilet paper and soap.
5.       Discuss the house rules immediately after the STUDENT’S arrival.
6.       Give STUDENT a duplicate of the house keys.
7.       Notify STUDENT in the event they must be absent from home for some days.
8.       Respect the student’s study hours.
9.       Maintain the house in optimum conditions and especially the STUDENT’s room.
10.   Not to use or move from their place, save for cleaning, any of the STUDENT’s objects or furniture.
29.   The STUDENT is bound to
a.       Not to consume, introduce or let anyone introduce, any alcoholic beverages into the house.
b.      Not to smoke inside the house, save authorization in writing by the FAMILY.
c.       Not to receive any visitors in the house after 10 p.m. unless with the FAMILY's permission. Likewise, not to let visitors or friends stay in the house after ten at night.
d.      Not to admit people from the opposite sex into their bedroom.
e.       To notify the FAMILY if they are planning to spend the night outside the house.
f.        To moderately use and enjoy the house and other furniture and things belonging to the house, without  excessively spending the objects and services provided by the FAMILY.
g.      Not to make any parties or meetings in the house save agreement in writing by the FAMILY.
h.       To notify in writing to the FAMILY in the event they are planning to be absent from the house for several days, whichever the cause.
i.         Not to introduce animals into the house.
j.         To respect the family members resting schedule.
k.       To try to integrate to the family customs and traditions.

30.   The FAMILY will definitely be left out of the Program for lack of honesty if they make any arrangements with the STUDENT without the COMMITTEE'S AUTHORIZATION, different from the ones established herein, such as:  an increase or reduction in the monthly payment, way of payment, stay extension, etc.
31.   Parties know that family or student changes can only be carried out with the Coordination’s authorization, and they will only be possible before the day: ___________________________________.
32.   Non-compliance of any of the rules established by both parties woll be worthy of sanctions imposed by the COMMITTEE.
Having read the contract, and knowledgeable of its scope and value, parties execute it in triple, two copies in Spanish and one in English, for the Student, on ____________________________.







THE FAMILY






THE STUDENT





THE INSTITUTION