What is a good way to study abroad?

What is a cheap way to study abroad?

• i have been checking them out, and most cost around 5000 dollars for 6 weeks. i was wondering if anyone know a cheap way of finding a program. i have heard that-- http://www.afs.org/afs_or/home --is like one of the cheapest ways to study abroad, but i cant find anything that shows me prices and stuff like that. basically, 1) how can i find a cheap study abroad program? in another words, who has the cheapest study abroad program? 2) also, how can i cut prices when studying abroad? thanks everyone for your time. almost forgot i'm 20, if that makes a difference?

• Answer:

  Honestly you have two choices. Pay up or do the work yourself. These 'study abroad' packages are for the couch potatoes of the world who have never used the internet and think google is a new kind of eyewear. If you do it yourself you will start by making a decision about what you are going to study. You will obviously need some language skills unless you are going to the UK or Ireland. Then you can see what is available. For example, Oxford runs some fabulous summer courses that you can take. Universities all over Europe run stuff and usually provide accommodation too. Use relatives and friends if you want to save money. We have tons of students staying with us every year. Once you have your course, hop onto the STA travel site and buy your ticket. Edit: If you want to learn Japanese, you will obviously go to Japan. You will learn just as much Japanese working and living in a Japanese family as you will in a classroom, maybe more. And you will definitely learn more culture. See if you can find a Japanese family that would like their children looked after for the summer. You can teach them some English too. Take your grammar books and a good dictionary and get going. The trip will be totally free as you will earn a little money, at least enough to cover your ticket cost. That's how I learned Italian.