چکیده (انگلیسی):

This article describes the shared experience of three university professors, two from the United
States and one from Mexico. While it began by chance, this experience has become a life-altering
journey. It has forced the authors to question their own cultural competencies, and demanded that
they take risks and move beyond the comfort and security of that which is fa miliar. It has proven
to be the most gratifying of experiences. “We fell in love with a culture that embraced us beyond
what we felt we deserved. Most significantly, we have broadened our circle of professional
colleagues to include international peers”