Travelling to study abroad is the best time of your life. The prospect of same might make you feel excited but there are few things (may sound silly) but may have serious consequences. It is good to know about such things beforehand so that you are sorted out when you reach the specific country. Here is a list of 5 things which you must avoid to stay out of trouble:
The most important thing is knowing your surroundings, climate and weather conditions, place you will be staying and the language they speak. Most of the people are of the view that English is widely used and so you tend to assume that people around will at least know English. That is however not true about most European countries, China and more places around the globe.
You definitely must know about your host country’s weather conditions and that of those nearby places you are travelling to. You might not risk going to someplace with cold weather without warm clothes and end up getting completely lost. You have to read and understand the place before visiting.
Since you have decided to move abroad for studies which is considered to be the most independent decision of your life. You need not rely completely on local guardians for every other help. As a foreigner, you must focus completely on your studies to be able to be a permanent resident and no relative will help you out with that.
You are in a different country implies that the rules and regulation of your parent country will not apply and you must know the new rules to avoid getting into any conflict. Developed countries has stricter rules than developing countries which needs you to be more cautious than ever. Carefully go through the rule book before stepping out.
Before you start thinking that it is impossible to learn the complete language in a short time and exactly where would you find the time to do it. Let us clarify that you do not need to learn the entire language but start off with a hello and a goodbye. This will help you build a positive image with the people with whom you will be sharing the neighborhood. Slowly you can start understanding them as getting to learn an extra language might also help in getting a placement in the same country as well.
Adjusting to your new home with a very different culture, tradition and language and almost everything which is entirely contrasting from the place you grew in can be exhausting mentally and physically. Whether you are studying in Malaysia or Europe avoiding the mistakes listed above can definitely help you save from a truck loads of trouble and help you adjust with your new environment easily.
