{"id":152375,"date":"2018-08-25T09:00:21","date_gmt":"2018-08-25T07:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationorigins.com\/?p=152375"},"modified":"2018-08-25T09:00:21","modified_gmt":"2018-08-25T07:00:21","slug":"liz-from-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/en\/liz-from-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"Internationals in Eindhoven: Liz from Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"

People from many different countries live, study and work in Eindhoven. Every week, Innovation Origins has a talk\u00a0with an international about what brought them here and what life is like in Eindhoven.<\/p>\n

Name: Liz Montelongo, also known as Momo
\nCountry of origin: Mexico
\nStudy: Communications and International Business Consultancy at Fontys University of Applied Sciences<\/p>\n

With school starting in two weeks again, the introduction week for new students is in full swing. On our way to Fontys to meet Liz, we see groups of students with backpacks and trolleys on their way to the Klokgebouw<\/em> at Strijp S. That\u2019s the place where the Fontys students will spend the night during their introduction. When Liz arrived she didn\u2019t have a such an elaborate program to get to know the school, fellow students and the city: \u201cI arrived here in February. We had a little get together with bitterballen<\/em> and stroopwafels<\/em> with the new students, but we started classes and projects almost right away. But that wasn\u2019t a problem for me, I made a lot of friends in a short amount of time.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn my family, it is tradition that you also study abroad for a semester. One of my brothers studied in Spain and the other one studied in France. I wanted to do something different. I love the British culture, but it is way too expensive to study and live there. The University of Cork in Ireland was also an option until I found out they have a very expensive entrance exam. I did more research and found the study program of Fontys. I loved all the options and Eindhoven sounded so cool! In Mexico we have a saying when somebody is acting a bit posh: \u2018It\u2019s not like you are from Holland.\u2019 We see this country as almost the ideal society. And now I have the opportunity to see it for myself.\u201d<\/p>\n

Coming to the Netherlands was a big adventure for Liz. \u201cOh man, my first time to Europe, all by myself! I used to live with my brothers and now I had to figure it all out on my own. Together with my two enormous suitcases, I travelled by train to Eindhoven. When I got out of the station it started snowing. I had never seen snow real life before, it was a beautiful start of my life here in Eindhoven. I was supposed to stay here until last July, but I didn\u2019t want to go back to Mexico yet. My parents told me it was ok for me to stay here, but I would have to earn my own money for rent and other costs. So now I have two jobs, one at a bar and one at a restaurant, and a less expensive room. My main focus will, of course, be on my study, but I expect it to be difficult at times to combine my study with the jobs. It\u2019s the price I have to pay to stay here, but it\u2019s worth it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m really looking forward to starting with International Business in a few weeks. It is such a super cool course. My friends also did it and I loved their assignments. It connects well with my bachelor in communications and it will also be helpful in my future job. My dream job would be to work in the communications field for ASML or Philips,\u201d Liz says with a big smile. \u201cYes exactly, I would love to stay in the Netherlands. I mean, come on, there are people here from all over the world and we are so welcome here! My friends come for instance from Peru, Denmark, France and of course the Netherlands, my boyfriend is Spanish, this is the land of everyone. I feel like I belong here because Eindhoven makes me feel like I belong here.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOne thing that could be better in the Netherlands is the way media talk and write about Mexico. The Dutch people I meet often think Mexico is very dangerous and poor. Yes, it can be dangerous, most of the time it isn\u2019t. It is just like the stereotype of everybody in the Netherlands loves smoking weed and is rude. That is also simply not true. I try to educate people on what\u2019s life like in Mexico and vice versa I tell people about the good things that happen here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Photography: Diewke van den Heuvel
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