Conclusion: The Abroad Student Network

            After return home from the international study abroad experience many students are quoted as saying that they now feel as though they can now accomplish anything.  This is because the study experience is truly inspired students as it is a once in a lifetime opportunity which humbles many students due to all of the external and internal factors which they have dealt with while abroad.  International students should just enjoy their study abroad experience and take in all of elements associated with it, although much of the study abroad information individuals will read about is associated with preaching caution.  The Abroad Student Network hopes that it has provided detailed posts which include vast quantities of information, while leaving the preaching of caution at a normal level.  Carefulness is consistently advocated because students need to be proactive in learning how to adapt to their environment and handle a worst case scenario at any moment’s notice; although a worst case situation will more than likely not arise.  Other information which study abroad students must account for is related to documentation, packing issues, international learning, health, and general exchange inquiries.  All a study abroad student’s questions should have been answered, or at least led them in the right direction, through one of The Abroad Student Network’s vital communication resources such as the eBook, Blog, and Website.  If study abroad students still have questions which remain unanswered then some of the best ways in which they can receive accurate responses will derive from their domestic and international advisers, a book, or the internet.    All of these essential means of attaining information come highly recommended by The Abroad Student Network, but it is up to the student to take the initiative in properly implementing what they have learned.  Overall, the study abroad experience will allow students to grow as individuals, because the demand of self-reliance upon oneself to endure the physical and mental strains associated with international study.  This once in a lifetime experience will truly one day have an international student saying, “Wow, I feel like I can accomplish anything.”  It is The Abroad Student Networks hope that it has been an essential resource in helping international students to reach this feeling of accomplishment.