Download Skype before you Depart

 Many of us, as college students, became familiar with this video calling program when we moved away to college.

But, if you are new to this word skype, it's a program downloaded from the web that allows one to video chat with friends and loved ones from afar.

Skype comes in very handy on study abroad adventures for a number of reasons:

1) it's FREE!
-visit here to download your free version of skype
compatible with your computer (there are separate

Mac & PC options, so be sure to choose the one
right for your computer)

2) Being in a whole new world, you will be busy, but
during your down time you will want to remember
what home is like. Skype allows you to visualize and
will minimize the homesickness feeling many will experience.

3) Phone calls add up $$$$$, again skype
won't cost you a dime...... UNLESS----->

4) You can purchase a subscription to call
landlines and mobile phones from skype. 

The exact cost depends upon the country you're
studying in. You can go with a monthly or by-minute fee. The prices are very reasonable & it makes the time difference a whole lot easier to deal with (you don't have to worry about missing them at their computer, they can be anywhere!)

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5) It's so simple!

[the skype icon]

it's time to skype it up! for FREE!

*also, be sure to check out this site 
for more study abroad 
tips & tricks: NDSU Center for Global Initiatives

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-Ali