How to Make the Most of your Study Abroad Experience
Part 2 of “Another Kind of Green”: 15 helpful tips from our editorial intern on how to prepare for and make the most of your time studying abroad.
“Once in a while when it’s good, it’ll feel like it should.” In John Mayer’s Song “Stop this Train”, Mayer compares life to a train that’s moving too fast, wanting it to stop. He acknowledges that every now and again there comes a time when everything’s grooving. If you tuned into my previous post, part 1 of “Another Kind of Green”, then you already know that while studying abroad everything “feels like it should.” The experience is extremely amazing and provides great value to college students. It is the most rewarding, gratifying, adventurous, and beneficial “educational” step I’ve ever taken in my life. Studying abroad requires careful planning before and during the trip. Taking the right steps to prepare for studying abroad will ease your transition and reduce the culture shock of integrating into a new environment and culture. It can also ensure a good fit between yourself and the educational institution, and even more importantly the country. By keeping in mind the following tips for the before and during parts of your journey, you will be able to maximize your experience and keep on riding that train.
