Studying abroad is an exciting, terrifying, and draining experience to prepare for. You’re super excited to make new friends, and to experience a different side of the world. At the same time, you’re terrified to try to comprehend the tube, and once you have that down how to navigate the Eurostar. It’s also draining as you’ve probably crashed cheap flights website as you’ve looked up flights to different countries so many times to ensure you received the cheapest but best value.

Your followers on Pinterest are most likely super annoyed at all of your obnoxious pins about the country you’re going to study in. Most of the things you’ve pinned all say the same thing, but you go ahead and pin it anyways so there’s not one little tip that you might miss out on. You’ve pinned so much to the point where it looks like you’re moving there.

2. Your bank account is on lock-down to save money.

Your friends want to go out to eat, or go shopping, but you know that any money you spend between now and your trip is one less souvenir, one less activity you get to do abroad, and most importantly, it’s one less gelato. Let’s be real, the thought of gelatos has you saving every dime; am I right?

3. You feel like a freshman meeting your random roommates again.

Starting to talk to all your fellow peers studying abroad reminds you of freshman year, and the basic questions you ask trying to get to know each other and become friends. Will you like the person you share a dorm with? Whose going to become your go-to friend to travel Europe with?

4. You think of the common phrase, “So much to do…and so little time.”

As soon as you start planning your weekend getaways you realize you really need to stop spending money to pay for all of the flights/trains, and you also realize that you won’t get to go everywhere you want to. At first thought, you think, “Awesome! I’m going to go to Paris, Germany, Scotland, Ireland, Amsterdam, Italy, Spain, and Switzerland!” Then you soon realize not only is that more than your whole life savings account, but realistically there is not enough time to go to all these places, and especially to make your time there worth it. If you travel 24/7, when are you really going to explore all that your host country is trying to offer you? Don’t miss out on seeing your host country just so you can rack up the amount of passport stamps you have.

5. You’ve already visually started packing your bags.

You’re excited to go to all the famous landmarks; Big Ben, The Eiffel Tower, The Eye, Harry Potter World. You’re already thinking, “What will I wear there?” Which shoes will you bring; comfort or style? If I wear this shirt to this place then I definitely can’t repeat the outfit in a picture at another famous landmark. Stylebook is an app that you of course have downloaded to secure what each outfit will look like, and what day you will wear it. I mean, does Kate Middleton ever repeat an outfit?

Although planning to go abroad is stressful and probably has made you want to pull your hair out once or twice; I know I've wanted to. Stick with it! You will be so glad once you're abroad that you put in the time to plan what you want to do, and that you saved the money to allow you to have a good time.