Prepare to Study Abroad
Travel Safety
For the most current information on travel warnings and related updates, visit the Bureau of Consular Affairs web site.
You may also visit the Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) web site and the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) comprehensive travel guide.
Travel safety advice is also available from the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Travel Links
· Brush up on facts and information about your prospective host country before you leave at the Lonely Planet web site.
· http://travel.state.gov/passport_easy.html Applying for Your U.S. Passport the Easy Way
· http://www.isep.org/handbooks/ ISEP Handbooks contain information on educational systems, visas, health and safety, issues of daily life, past participants, bibliographies and links to further information on selected host countries, including materials published by the U.S. Department of State.
· http://www.tsatraveltips.us Transportation Security Administration
· http://www.cdc.gov/travel/ CDC Travelers's Health
· http://www.counciltravel.com/idcards/ Council Travel - International IDs
· http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic Currency Conversion
· http://www.hiayh.org/ Hostelling International USA
· http://www.toefl.org/ TOEFL, The official web site for the test of english as a foreign language
· BBC World Service - Keep up to date on the latest events in 43 languages.
· http://www.wes.org/ World Educational Services