The second that you announce you\u2019re going abroad, everyone who has ever stepped foot outside of their home country is going to tell you that it\u2019ll be the best experience of your life. But no one\u2019s going to tell you what you might not be prepared for.<\/p>\n
If you don’t know, FOMO means “fear of missing out.” Even though you\u2019re on your own incredible adventure, it\u2019s going to feel weird seeing a picture or video of all your friends hanging out without you. You\u2019re going to want to be home making memories with them. If this happens, just take a deep breath and remember where you are and that you\u2019ll be home with them in the blink of an eye.<\/p>\n
Even if you\u2019re taking classes at an SU Center, chances are your professor is a native of the country. Meaning, there\u2019s a good chance they teach with a different style than you\u2019re used to. It might take some adapting to get used to, but you\u2019ll come out of it a stronger learner.<\/p>\n
This one isn\u2019t applicable for all programs but, it\u2019s going to feel a little strange moving in with a family. You\u2019ve already experienced the freedom that comes with living by yourself at SU and now you\u2019re back with a family who doesn\u2019t necessarily love when you make Ramen at 3 a.m. As long as you\u2019re open and communicative with your family, you\u2019ll find a way to operate that ensures everyone\u2019s happy.\u00a0Living with a host family is often the highest rated part of students\u2019 time abroad!<\/p>\n
Each time you take a trip, chances are that you want to indulge and buy all the expensive, local food. You\u2019re\u00a0only there once right? One piece of advice: buy one or two big meals out and cook\/make the rest of your meals in your\u00a0hostel or Airbnb. Plus, going to the grocery store is a great way to learn the culture!<\/p>\n
If you’re thinking of studying abroad, don’t let these stand in your way! Syracuse Abroad is always here and ready to help. They can answer your questions and set you up for success. Check them out Thursday, Sept. 5 on the Quad for Syracuse Abroad Day<\/a>!<\/p>\n Written by Eva Rose Kamman ’21, College of Engineering and Computer Science<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The second that you announce you\u2019re going abroad, everyone who has ever stepped foot outside of their home country is going to tell you that it\u2019ll be the best experience of your life. But no one\u2019s going to tell you what you might not be prepared for. 1. FOMO is real. If you don’t know,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":319,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-770","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/770","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/319"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=770"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/770\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":783,"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/770\/revisions\/783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=770"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=770"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/experience.syracuse.edu\/the-peel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}