As cliche as it may sound, some things really do get lost in translation.
 

You've flipped through a number of program brochures, talked briefly with your study abroad advisor, and are starting to get a little excited about the possibility of studying abroad for a semester in college. Now's the time to choose where you'll go and daydream what it will be like to live independently in a foreign country.

It’s easy to have big dreams about studying abroad when you’re still in high school, looking at the globe in your classroom and dreaming of the brand new world beyond your hometown.