Planning

Hi everyone my name is Andrew Hennig and I am going to give you some tips on studying and traveling abroad. This past summer I traveled to Europe to study abroad and after the program was done I traveled for an extra two weeks. I have been to England, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, and France. Traveling has given me a new look on life and a new appreciation for what goes on around me. The things I have done, witnessed, seen, and have been told has helped me and I would like to pass some of this on to you.

My first tip is going to be on planning your trip. Before you leave there are a lot of things that you need to do. From buying tickets, deciding where to go and who can go with you. How long are you going to be over there? My first suggestion has to be stay for at least a week or two after your program of classes. After my classes were done, all I wanted to do was travel more. It is much cheaper to travel longer than to buy new tickets over there and travel again later. Besides the fact that you might not have the opportunity to travel like this again, so do it now. When deciding where to go and whom to go with, you must realize what you are going to be doing. Traveling with friends is a great idea but make sure you travel with someone that isn’t going to just be along for the ride. Plan a few different places to go and each person should be in charge of a different destination. I was in charge of Rome when I went and someone else was in charge of London. It helps because then one person doesn’t have all the paper work and one person doesn’t always have to worry about where to go and when and how do get there.
Sometimes it is hard to decide where to go because there are so many places and not enough time. My tip here is research each place and find out where you can see the most in each country or city. There are several places I wanted to go in Italy but Rome had the most and I only had a weekend. To see everything in a city, you have to be there for at least 3 days. I still regret not being able to see all of Paris. I was only there for about 36 hours and I couldn’t see everything that I wanted. Always make sure you plan travel time. Plan for time to get to the bus, airport, and to a hostel or hotel. In almost every case I had at least an hour ride from the airport to a hostel or hotel, sometimes more.
Thank you for reading this week. I will have more tips and suggestions for you every week. Covering everything you will need to know about studying and traveling abroad.