![A group of students stand and sit in a circle. Two microphones are in the middle of the circle.](https://sites.mediaschool.indiana.edu/travel/wp-content/uploads/sites/44/2019/03/speaking-spanish-640x343.jpg)
Returning home with new experiences, perspectives and relationships
A week in Mexico with the IU men's soccer team gave four sports media students new experiences and unprecedented access, writes senior Eddie Cotton.
![A gruop of students poses at the newsdesk in the ESPN Mexico studio.](https://sites.mediaschool.indiana.edu/travel/wp-content/uploads/sites/44/2019/03/ESPN-Mexico-640x480.jpg)
A Hoosier win in Mexico
In one day, senior Juan Alvarado covered a Hoosier victory, toured ESPN Mexico and attended a professional wrestling night.
![Eddie Cotton, Juan Alvarado, Michael Ramirez and Josh Eastern talk to ESPN reporter John Sutcliffe on a basketball court](https://sites.mediaschool.indiana.edu/travel/wp-content/uploads/sites/44/2019/03/Sutcliffe-640x480.jpg)
Sports media connection transcends borders
An opportunity to represent IU and talk with younger students about the industry provided a valuable cross-cultural exchange, writes senior Josh Eastern.
![Michael Ramirez, Josh Eastern and Eddie Cotton interview soccer player Simon Waever.](https://sites.mediaschool.indiana.edu/travel/wp-content/uploads/sites/44/2019/03/mex-interviewing-wide-640x343.jpg)
The secret talents of John Bannec
Junior Michael Ramirez recounts a hilarious evening networking with Mexico City alumni.
![Four men sitting in the front row of bleachers in an empty soccer stadium next to a statue of a screaming fan.](https://sites.mediaschool.indiana.edu/travel/wp-content/uploads/sites/44/2019/03/benches-640x480.jpg)
Estadio Azteca: A Mexican fĂștbol mecca
An afternoon and evening at Estadio Azteca gave senior Josh Eastern and the other sports media students a firsthand look at the magnitude of Mexican soccer fandom.
![The IU men's soccer team standing in a hotel lobby with luggage.](https://sites.mediaschool.indiana.edu/travel/wp-content/uploads/sites/44/2019/03/soccer-team-640x364.jpg)
Mexico City: Day one
Senior Juan Alvarado's first observation: Mexico City is much larger than Bloomington.