Event description: Advice from a UHS medical specialist in travel health regarding inoculations and medications to get before you go and ways to stay healthy on-site. Peer advisors who have traveled abroad extensively will pass along tips from their first-hand experiences. An expert travel agent from STA Travel (in the Michigan Union, 734.769.2555 or umi_agents@statravel.com) will provide information on student airfares and budget accommodations.

Topics to be covered include:

Important information to know before you go, such as passports, visas, student ID cards, insurance, travel advisories, and what embassies can and cannot do for you abroad. Cheapest and best airfares Travel budget and how to save money overseas. Transportation, accommodations, food. Last-minute options for working and volunteering abroad. Adjusting to life overseas, such a language barriers, women traveling alone, general safety and avoiding theft and other potential dangers abroad.

Program Sponsors: International Center, University Health Service, and STA Travel

Questions: For more information contact the International Center Education Abroad Office at ic-abroad@umich.edu