Encourage people who are going to study overseas that the lessons taught in a classroom are a hook to hang experience on, Hasbrouck said. Learning the culture of another county first hand is often more valuable, he said. The longer one travels the cheaper it becomes. This is because the slower you travel the more you adapt to your surrounding and the way of life, he said. Traveling to poorer countries does not carry a higher risk value than traveling in the United States, Hasbrouck said.
People are very worried in terms of safety.
Hasbrouck gave a few suggestions to traveling outside and inside the United States. Wear a money belt. Xerox everything that is carried in the belt and leave it with someone who could send you a copy if needed. The biggest physical danger is automobile accidents. Never ride in a car or bus at night in a third world country.