Student voices - SU Abroad

What I am glad I did…• Appreciate the travel that you do. Yes, you are in Europe with so many thingsto see. Don’t regret what you didn’t get to see as much as you look back onwhere you are glad you visited. Make a list of priority places to visit and gofrom there.• Don’t be afraid to travel alone. If there’s somewhere you really want to goand no one else wants to, just go. You’ll have a unique experience that may becompletely different than if you went with others.• Spent some quality time in Strasbourg. There can be a lot to explore in thiscity too. Whether you spend your weekdays or weekends exploring it, take alittle bit of time to learn about the area you live in.• Sacrifice sleep for experience. Some of the best times can be had when yougive up those two or three hours of sleeping go do something with it. Youcan sleep when you get home. Take advantage of your time and pass up theoption of having a late start every day.• Keep a journal. You will do SO much stuff that you won’t be able toremember what you ate for lunch just an hour ago. If you keep a journal,you’ll actually be able to tell people in detail what you did. And it’s probablyone of the most priceless souvenirs that you can ever have.• Actually make the decision to come. Many students debate whether or notthey should come abroad. They then make the scary decision to followthrough with the idea. And then they cannot imagine what life would havebeen like without this experience. Don’t let fear of the unknown hold youback. Just do it. You are stronger than you may give yourself credit for.46