Life | Overseas Studies

Hi readers~

Im back fro a short, quick trip to NYC, it was kinda urgent so I didn't have time 

to post itor tell anyone. I left past saturday and came back to Dominican Republic 

last night. I got to shop a bit on yesterday morning at Time Square and on thursday 

at Tanger Mall in Long Island... But, the reason of my trip wasnt shopping.

Well... Sorta. but no. Ha! I was visiting the bf, bff and some relatives, ++plus

going to school to get some papers for my transfer.

A few of you may know that I plan to study abroad, it is a huge decision to make,

whether or not to do it. Its a nice experience and it can change your life forever.

Opening your mind and eyes to a new culture, adapt, and live like them, get their 

lifestyle is a wonderful experience everyone should you should get to live once.

It is hard to get in at some colleges but its never impossible. Most colleges offer 

study abroad programs for short term periods for a semester, which can be anywhere 

from a month to six months, depending on your school schedule, or you can just take 

a summer program abroad. Its a hard decision where to go, but asking yourself a few 

question you can get there.

First of all...

What are exactly your plans and what do you want to get from it?

The time really flies so, you don't wanna waste time thinking and letting time pass 

by, cause the clock is ticking and you can even miss the admission day if you are 

not ready. After you really know what yo want and how you wanna spend your 

days everything is going to be fine, trust me. You gonna be so busy learning and 

trying new things that you'll never be home sick, you wont have time for it.

What are you looking for in a SAP & what you HAVE to look for?

The key is decide the right destination, you want to be sure to pick a place that 

fulfills your expectations and you really want to learn about it. It's an overseas 

program after all so it should be different of what you have experienced before. 

Also some very important aspects on you decision are the -what I call- FAE, 

which stands for Food, Art & Entertainment. It's the very first thing I 

research of when I'm going to travel and it really has an impact on your experience.

Being interested is the most important thing about your trip and of course having 

a bit of free time to get to know the culture on your own.

How to enjoy every little thing?

The only thing I can think of is make every day a learning experience, there will be 

so much to see, so much take and so much to learn. You have to make the most of 

your experience and enjoy it to the very end.

How to choose the best place for you?

Most schools offer a structured program catered in the major in which you're 

specializing, so what you got to do is research about the countries or cities that are 

the very best in that field. According to what I know and what I've heard New York 

is the city for Advertising, Photography & Marketing. Thats why I personally chose 

that city. Milan and Paris are the fashion capitals, so if you're majoring in that field 

that's the way to go. France for laws and Asia for business as well. 

After you got everything clear, you're ready to go. 

Enjoy you trip and never forget to smile. 

♥ 

Good Luck.