最大限度地利用你的留學課程
Here are tips for how to make the most of your college semester abroad:
下面是一些小貼士幫助你最大限度地利用你的留學課程：
some advance research to figure out which program is right for you. Europe is generally life-changing, whereas South America tends to be more eye-opening.
1.提前做一些調查。找出最適合你的項目。歐洲通常能改變人生，然而南美洲卻是能讓你大開眼界。
re choosing, carefully consider those countries your friends say are most fun versus those your other friends say are most fun.
2.在選擇之前，仔細考慮你朋友說的那些最有趣的國家以及其他朋友說的最有趣的國家。
avoid homesickness, pack at least one close relative.
3.爲了避免想家，至少帶一個親人一起去。
d your first few days in a new country identifying local places to eat, shopping for groceries, and doing laundry so you can establish a monotonous routine from which you never branch out.
4.剛去新國家的前幾天要花時間瞭解當地吃飯、買雜貨以及洗衣服的地方，這樣你就可以在從未來過的地方養成一種單調的日常行爲習慣。
family and friends apprised of your travels by maintaining a blog for the first three days of the semester.
5.通過記錄新學期前三天的狀況日誌，讓你的家人和朋友瞭解你的旅程。
prepared to have your worldview challenged by students who have come from schools all across the United States.
6.要準備好被那些全部來自美國的學生挑戰你的世界觀。
ing involved with extracurriculars will help you make the most out of your time abroad. Ask local students when the next political uprising will be and how you can get involved.
7.參加一些課外活動可以幫助你充分利用國外的時間。問一下當地的學生下次政治活動的時間，以及如何參與。
time every day to be thankful for these experiences. You’ll be wedging them into conversations for years to come.
8.每天花時間感謝自己的這些經歷。在過了幾年之後，你就能將這些經歷在你的對話中講述出來了。
