Applying for a study abroad experience is a difficult process. Applying to actually go abroad is another process. Applying to make sure you receive credit is another process. Knowing what to bring and how to stay in communication is yet another process.
This June I will be leaving my small town in Idaho to study in China for five months. The process I went through to get there has been exhausting and confusing. Having to wade through the massive amounts of information I found on websites, blogs, news sites, books, pamphlets from my programs, and from my college has been an enormous task.
This blog is meant to be a documentation of everything I have learned about applying to go abroad, visa applications, what you should wear, what I've been told, what I've read, the best ways to stay in communication and so on. Some of the information is obvious like bringing clothing that matches the weather. Some of it was a surprise like expect to start smoking cigarettes and realize that it is difficult to be placed in a non-smoking environment because smoking is socially accepted and encouraged."
It is these things and others that I hope to explore and explain to create a reliable or at least helpful resource for those going abroad to China as well as other places.
-ColinH
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