<p>When my daughter did semester abroad in Budapest I didn’t have anything to do with it. She stayed in an apartment with a couple other students, the program had listings for landlords students had used in the past. She went to Prague one weekend with a couple other students. After, she traveled alone for 3 weeks, mostly using couchsurfing.com and youth hostels–friends in a couple of countries only. Went to Ukraine (train sleeper + friend), Istanbul (couchsurfing + hostel), N. Italy (friend), Berlin (hostel), Paris (couchsurfing), London.</p>
<p>Have your son read the study abroad section on this board. I’m sure there are some tips there for him.</p>
<p>Here’s the State Dept page
<a href=“http://studentsabroad.state.gov/smarttravel.php[/url]”>http://studentsabroad.state.gov/smarttravel.php</a></p>