<p>Oh, I agree. It's just if you were taking all your meals at St. Catz, but attending lectures, etc. elsewhere, a bike would be a necessity. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing! (At Worcester, we had to bike virtually everywhere, but this was in the dark ages when it was still the boonies.)</p>
<p>S studied abroad at Oxford, Trinity College through a program at UMass Amherst. It was one of the best experiences of his undergraduate career and we got to visit him!!</p>
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<p>If you eat every meal in college, you will put on 30 pounds!</p>
<p>D spent a semester in Beijing last year. It was the best experience of her college life and is looking to return after graduation to spend a year or two back in China. S is thinking about studying in Budapest or in the Middle East (jordan or egypt) so would be interested if others have information about experiences in those countries.</p>
<p>mini: yeah, it's true that you'd need to have a bike if that was the case. I'm going to find myself in that situation next year - living out down in Cowley, while all my lectures/classes/tutes etc. are in Jericho...</p>
<p>Where do you stay as a student when you want to go traveling on your own for a week-end or at the end of study. Youth Hostels?</p>
<p>Europe abounds in cheap places for traveling students. Just to give you an idea heres a link to a cool place in London thats popular with travelers of all ages. London is, I think, the most expensive city in Europe. You can find similar accommodations in every country, many a lot cheaper. If you go a further a field, like India or Indonesia, you can live for a few dollars a day.</p>
<p>Wherever they go, the kids have so much fun, meeting other kids from all over the world. Last summer my son traveled with two high school friends, one whos in Med School, and one whos in the military. They became known as the Artist, the Doctor and the Marine. </p>