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Seven Things to Consider Before Studying Abroad

<p>Many people are planning to study abroad for various reasons&period; Some seek better educational opportunities&comma; while others simply want to study while travelling&period; Here are things to consider when studying abroad&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ol>&NewLine;<li>Read a lot&colon; When you plan to stay for more than year in an abroad destination&comma; you should familiarize yourself with the condition of the area&period; They should know about the local sites and various things&period; There could also be forums or blogs for foreign students in that area&period; You can get firsthand accounts from expats students in that particular country&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Get prepared for travelling&colon; Travelling requires a lot of commitment&comma; physically&comma; mentally and financially&period; Make sure that you save more than a few bucks and you are actually adventurous enough to try a new style of life in an area with different culture&period; Investigate opportunities to live more affordably in the area&comma; especially if you are studying in developed countries&period; As an example&comma; you may choose to live in an area that’s near with public transportation to reach the college and other spots in the city more easily&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Check student discounts&colon; There should be more than a few opportunities to take advantage of student discounts in the area&period; These discounts could help you save money in public transportation&comma; museums&comma; movie theathers and some eating places&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Learn to communicate&colon; Although the learning session uses mostly English to make it easier for foreign students&comma; it’s also important to learn to communicate better with locals&period; Learn new words and phrases each day&comma; a few months before you move abroad&comma; so you can at least hold basic conversations with locals once you arrive&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Get prepared for local foods&colon; Although your destination area offers some foreign foods at certain restaurants&comma; they are usually more expensive than local foods&period; If you want to save money&comma; it is a good idea to get familiarized with local foods that people in the area eat&period; You may think that you can’t live without something&comma; but it’s a good idea to make a sacrifice and get used to the local staple foods&period; So&comma; you can eat something that you familiar with&comma; only if you crave for it&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Learn how to handle money&colon; Find out how to effectively use credit cards in the area and whether ATM withdrawals are straightforward to do&period; Make sure that banks don’t charge anything for services that you often use&period; You should know that 2 percent charge could seem reasonable&comma; but they will add up really fast&comma; if you use the service quite often&period; Make sure that local banks you choose have agreements with International banks or perhaps&comma; banks in your own country&period; Credit and debit cards terms could vary somewhat in the destination country&comma; so you should know what the differences are&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Learn how to act like local&colon; Local customs and behaviors are well suited with the climate and situations in the area&period; You need to respect the way people do things and learn to take behavioural cues from them&period; This will actually help you to interact better with locals and make your experience feels much better&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ol>&NewLine;

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