5 "Study" Abroad Truths

You tell your friends and family that you are off to study in a foreign country. But once you arrive at your new university, you realize how little work you’ll actually do abroad.

1. You end up using the library more to print boarding passes than to read books.

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Forget about checking out books for class. You are traveling most weekends and only need that big, beautiful library to print out your Golden Tickets.

2. Most of your food budget will actually be spent on beverages. Both alcoholic and caffeinated.

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You are now legally allowed to drink and thus your budget is prioritized around this new freedom. Then you need copious amounts of coffee the next day.

3. Your new foreign friends don't really go to class and sometimes your professor doesn't either.

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Students claim they are doing "independent study," you call it a "hang over."

4. You go out on a Friday night... and a Monday night... and a Wednesday night.

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Your university sponsors 3 parties a week, including transportation to the clubs. Since its a school-related event, you feel obligated to go as a serious student.

5. Even with more free time, your relationship status stays the same abroad.

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You thought that you would find the love of your life at your new university. But after meeting the single students and remembering you are going to be gone in a few months, you give up searching for a relationship.

Because as great as it is to be abroad, somethings are just better back home.