The 24 Best Parts Of Studying Abroad In Europe

    The food, the sites, the culture — be prepared for the best semester EVER. Oh, and the booze is pretty good, too.

    Sam Stryker
    by Sam Stryker

    BuzzFeed Staff

    1. Travelling with your friends is the best

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    2. THE FOOD

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    Pizza, gelato, crepes, ALL OF IT.

    3. Multi-story nightclubs

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    BRING. IT. ON.

    4. Seeing all of the famous art

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    Because CULTURE.

    5. Flying budget airlines

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    12 euro flight to Dublin? BOOK IT.

    6. Wine tasting classes

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    AKA THE BEST CLASS YOU WILL EVER TAKE.

    7. Seeing all of the historical sites you have learned about in history classes

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    And taking tacky tourist photos with them, of course.

    8. Taking a trip to the beach ...

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    Let's go to the beach, beach, let's get away!

    9. ... Or the mountains ...

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    High on the hill with a lonely goatherd ...

    10. ... Or another cool city!

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    11. Soccer ... Football ... Futbol ... whatever you want to call it

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    All American sporting matches pale in comparison.

    12. Wine is cheaper than water

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    Cheers to that!

    13. Nutella

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    Who needs peanut butter when you can have CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT CRACK?

    14. Christmas markets

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    The weather outside may be frightful, but the markets are so delightful!

    15. Oktoberfest

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    Nothing says "fun" like drinking with thousands of your closest friends.

    16. Siesta

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    Nap in the afternoon? Don't mind if I do!

    17. Getting in to sites for free because you are a student

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    Now THAT is a great deal.

    18. The drinking age is NOT 21

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    Hello, alcohol!

    19. The "classes"

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    Wine tasting may the most difficult one all semester. Nice try, academia.

    20. The Eiffel Tower at night

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    SO PRETTY.

    21. Absinthe

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    Makes for an amazing night. The morning after? Not so much.

    22. Bike tours

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    But preferably not after a wine tasting class.

    23. Platform 9 3/4

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    Mischief managed.

    24. Channeling your inner Lizzie McGuire and having the BEST TIME EVER

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    And you NEVER want to leave.