My name is Elizabeth and I am a senior at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro studying international business. Last year I had the amazing opportunity to study abroad in Kyoto, Japan for half a year. My time abroad was an experience that I would never trade for the world!

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Sunday, April 12, 2015

The Most Important Key to Staying Connected, and Saving Money using Mobile Internet

It’s called Wifi.


Wifi will be your best friend abroad and it is extremely important to always remember to connect to free wifi whenever you can.  It will save you so much money and will prevent using data abroad.  Before going abroad take some time to research where you can access free wifi in the country you are going to.  Areas that offer free wifi in the United States may not necessarily offer wifi abroad. Japan for example, did not offer free wifi at McDonalds and only a few Starbucks offered free wifi. Airports or train stations are very likely areas to offer free wifi.  The university will generally have wifi as well for its students. Be sure to turn your data roaming off!