Planning to live in another country takes a lot of research and planning. There’s many documents to get in order and applications to fill out. Depending on where you’re headed, you may need to get vaccinated for country-specific diseases. You’ll need to find a place to live and figure out how you’ll get around. You’ll need to do a lot of research on how to protect yourself financially, too. How will your credit cards work abroad, how will your phone plan work abroad, and how much will things cost are just a few of the things you should be aware of while you’re studying abroad.