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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Hofstra chapter.

1. You get to travel the world and see all of the places in the country you’re studying in as well as the countries around it. 

2. Traveling around Europe is pretty cheap so you can get to see even more for your money. (EasyJet and RyanAir understand the college student budget.)

3. You learn a lot about yourself in the process of being alone in a foreign country.

4. You make lifelong friends with a bond you’ll never have with any other friends.

5. You can learn a new language.

6. You can learn firsthand about other cultures.

7. Gain an appreciation for your home country.

8. It looks great on a resume and can open up for future career opportunities abroad.

9.  You might as well do it while you’re young and have the time.

10. You’ll regret it if you don’t.

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Stephanie Impostato is a junior broadcast journalism major at Hofstra University with a minor in Italian. Her hobbies include Netflix bingeing the holy trinity (Parks and Recreation, The Office, and 30 Rock, duh) in the dark, buying more than she can afford, drinking excessive amounts of tea and traveling the world. She also loves anything beauty and music related and writes a beauty blog you can check out at glossitoversi.wordpress.com, and on Twitter @stephimpostato.
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Rachel is a senior at Hofstra University where she majors in journalism with minors in fine arts photography and creative writing. The Rochester, NY native is involved in several organizations on campus including the Hofstra chapters of Ed2010 and She's the First. She is also an RA in a freshman residence hall. Rachel has interned at College Lifestyles, Cosmopolitan, The Knot Magazine, and is now interning at Us Weekly. She hopes to someday fulfill her dreams of being an editor at a magazine. Until then, she is a dreamer, a wanderlust and a lover of haikus. Follow her on Twitter for silly and sarcastic tidbits @rcrocetti!