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Moving abroad alone takes the uncertainty of moving abroad to a whole new level. Not only do you have to find your way around a new town or city and adjust to a foreign culture, but you have to deal with acute loneliness and having no one to look to for support, in the early days at least. But, if you manage to deal with all that, you will find that moving abroad alone is a fascinating, character-building experience that you will be very glad you had. To help you decide whether or not you are up to the challenge of moving abroad alone, Send My Bag has put together a handy list of pros and cons.

The advantages and disadvantages of studying abroad have to be weighed up when making a decision about whether or not to study abroad. The advantages of studying abroad include learning a new language, boosting your résumé and experiencing new things, while the disadvantages include crippling homesickness, high costs and cultural barriers. Send My Bag will explore each of these advantages and disadvantages of studying abroad in more detail.

Moving to America is still a very exciting prospect for people of many nationalities around the world. You can read our blog on the numerous reasons for moving to the USA to find out why. If you have decided to join the one million plus people who move to America each year, there are a number of steps you will need to take to make sure your dream is fulfilled. Send My Bag has put together a list of those steps to show you how to move to America and to set you off on the right track.

If you have just moved abroad, making your house a home is an important first step towards settling in. If you have moved away from family and friends, homesickness will be unavoidable, so the last thing you want to come home to is the drab interior of your rented accommodation or the questionable décor of previous owners. While you will no doubt love exploring your new surroundings outside of your accommodation, it is when you come home in the evening that you may start to miss everything that you left behind. This is why you will want to create somewhere homely and familiar to come home to, somewhere you can express your personality, and be yourself. Without spending a fortune on interior design you can follow these simple steps from Send My Bag to transform a house into your home.

The ever-growing number of smart phone apps means that you can go to study abroad with all the information you need at your fingertips. Instead of wandering aimlessly through unfamiliar streets or missing out on hidden gems just around the corner in your host city, you can go abroad fully equipped to make the most of your experience. Send My Bag has scouted out some amazing phone apps available right now that will make your time studying abroad a lot easier and a whole lot more memorable. To top it off, all of these fab apps can be downloaded entirely for free!

Settling on the best place to study abroad can be a fun but scarily important decision to make. You have to choose a college or university that will provide you with the quality education you need as well as the social and extra-curricular life that will enable you to thrive. It also helps if the institution is located within an exciting town or city that offers plenty for you to see and do. To help you make a decision on which college abroad is best for you, here is Send My Bag’s list of top cities for international students in each (habitable!) continent.

There are many reasons why you may be tempted to move to Australia. If the country’s climate, lifestyle or natural landscape has got you hooked, you may be wondering how you would go about moving to Australia. Look no further, as Send My Bag is here to help with its essential step-by-step guide to moving Down Under.

Moving abroad may be just the thing you need to get you out of a rut or over hard times, to kick-start your career, or to help you truly relax after retirement. But how do you choose which country to move to? You need to choose a country that you can afford to live in and that will provide you with a high quality of living. But, above all, you need to choose a country that suits you and your particular needs. Why not start whittling down potential countries to move to by judging them against the following key criteria provided by Send My Bag.

In years to come you will look back with fondness upon your time spent studying abroad. Gradually, however, your memories will fade and details will be forgotten. This is why it is important to make the effort to document your experiences when they happen. We aren’t suggesting you spend the whole time looking through a lens at the expense of actually enjoying yourself, but that you take the time to document the places you have visited, who you went there with, and the things you did there. There are a myriad of different ways to document your time abroad, from travel scrapbooking to vlogging. To help you choose which method is best for you, Send My Bag brings you seven ways to record your time abroad.

You’ve arrived. You’ve taken the plunge and made the massive move to a new home abroad. You’ve dragged yourself out of your comfort zone and are ready to build a new life for yourself. But right now the idea of sitting curled up with a box set is highly preferable to exploring your new surroundings. This is because you feel terribly homesick and are regretting your decision to move abroad. Sound familiar? Follow Send My Bag’s 7-step guide to coping with homesickness to help you remember why you made the move abroad in the first place.