Turns out, "most" college students have had some need for a passport in their lives, and I wasn't one of them! When I realized I was one of very few students who didn’t have a passport, I immediately started freaking out because everyone told me they take FOREVER to obtain. If there’s anyone else out there who didn’t travel when they were younger, rest assured, you’ll get your passport in time. Although today it’s best to just..have one, if you happen to find yourself in a position like I was, go check out http://travel.state.gov and you’ll find that routine processing times are only about 4-6 weeks but if you need it rushed to you, they can do it in as little as two weeks (with a little higher price tag).
Second things second. You need a visa to travel abroad and I had no idea what “getting a visa” entailed. Who knew it wasn’t an actual physical document you needed to carry with you? I certainly didn’t. Each country has their own requirements for a visa, and it’s as simple as applying online with a Certificate of Enrollment and getting an e-mail confirmation that your visa has (hopefully) been granted. Technology is great.
15 February 2011
14 February 2011
An "Insider's Guide"
Hey Everyone,
For anyone who knows me personally, I’m sorry for the preamble. In the Fall of 2009 I spent a semester studying abroad near Sydney, Australia and fell absolutely head-over-heels in love with it. Really. It seems like I'm always talking about it. But behind the scenes, there were times before, during, and after my trip that I found myself wondering, “Wow, I really wish I had known about this.” For this reason, for my last semester of college I am required to create a capping project. My choice? To create a blog of experiences from fellow students who have also completed their abroad experiences and want to share what sort of things they found out the hard way, in hopes of helping future travelers- a sort of, “insider’s guide” to going abroad, if you will. I’ll be interviewing classmates who have traveled all over the globe for their own abroad experiences and recording what I find out from them as a reference for prospective study abroad students looking for some insights from people who have already"been there, done that." Enjoy!
For anyone who knows me personally, I’m sorry for the preamble. In the Fall of 2009 I spent a semester studying abroad near Sydney, Australia and fell absolutely head-over-heels in love with it. Really. It seems like I'm always talking about it. But behind the scenes, there were times before, during, and after my trip that I found myself wondering, “Wow, I really wish I had known about this.” For this reason, for my last semester of college I am required to create a capping project. My choice? To create a blog of experiences from fellow students who have also completed their abroad experiences and want to share what sort of things they found out the hard way, in hopes of helping future travelers- a sort of, “insider’s guide” to going abroad, if you will. I’ll be interviewing classmates who have traveled all over the globe for their own abroad experiences and recording what I find out from them as a reference for prospective study abroad students looking for some insights from people who have already"been there, done that." Enjoy!
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