SMU undergraduate Jeremy Yap Wai Keong said that it was the movie "Motorcycle Diaries" that piqued his interest in Latin America. A psychology and marketing student, he was fascinated by Che Guevara's trip across the rugged landscapes and social divides. Thanks to Singapore's focus on expanding business ties with Latin America, Jeremy was given the opportunity by IE Singapore to join an exchange programme under an initiative which is part of the Singapore Young Talent Programme. He studied political economy, took crash courses in Spanish and backpacked across the continent, and the programme covered both his airfare to Santiago, Chile, and his living costs at the Pontificia Universidad Católica. Additionally, SMU undergraduate Ashwin Tiwari shared that he found the cost of living extremely high relative to salaries during his IE Singapore sponsored study programme to Brazil. “I would definitely be open to working in Latin America,” he said.