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Once I started to let myself believe that Education Abroad program was a possibility for me, I needed to navigate the logistics. Where to begin?

The first step was to attend an Education Abroad 101 Info Session and schedule an appointment with one of their advisors. You can reach their office by emailing them at [email protected].

There are several small steps between you deciding to go and boarding the plane. Having someone support me through the process made everything feel much more manageable.

My best piece of advice? Start as early as possible. The earlier you begin, the easier it is to find a program that works for you and helps you secure the resources to back it up.

In my case, the Travel Writing and Folklore course fulfilled one of my degree requirements and was short enough for me to reasonably request paid time off from work. Because I started the process a semester in advance, I had time to research funding and lock in the support I needed.

From there, I took the process one step at a time:

Looking at the entire process can be overwhelming, but you don’t have to have every single detail figured out on day one. Start early, ask for help, and just focus on the next step in front of you.