Travel Neccessities for High School Study Abroad
Documents You Will Need
- Get a passport -- you'll need it even for travel to Canada; this is a good time to grab one and start filling it with exotic customs stamps.
- Look into visas; as a student, you won't need one in most developed countries -- check into developing countries. If you think you may want to work abroad, you definitely must check to see into whether you will need a visa.
- Carry personal identification; a passport is best, but an international student ID card or driver's license will be a good backup.
Keep and Make Copies of Travel Documents
Email yourself important travel document copies, and leave a copy with your parents or a teacher stateside. If you lose your passport, visa, airline tickets, credit / debit cards or driver's license, you can download copies and simplify replacement rigamarole.
Keep your documents together (and apart from copies) in a handy holder, like a many-pocketed passport organizer.
How to Handle Money Overseas
A debit card will be your best friend while you''re traveling and studying abroad. You may also want to get a currency calculator to help you understand the money in your host country.
Go!
Enjoy your study abroad time! You're in a unique position to gain perspective on the planet's cultures and to step out of your own grooe for a few weeks, a semester or even a year.It's a big world -- take yourself to it.
