<p>We all know the most popular places where most people from the US go to for study abroad (UK, France, Spain, Italy, Australia, etc.)</p>
<p>But what about the unusual ones? Where have you all gone/heard of other people going to that seemed suprising/random? Did you/they like it? What was the experience like?</p>
<p>Also, sorry, I just realized that I didn´t type the title correctly. It should say “What´s the most random place you´ve ever heard of someone studying abroad in?”</p>
<p>A girl from my school took 2 months out of school to go to Antarctica last year. I don’t know the full story, but I believe it was either a research thing or a People-To-People type program. It might have been both, actually.</p>
<p>Not particularly random, but I’m yet to work out precisely why my college thinks it is a good idea to let people study abroad in Amsterdam…</p>
<p>One of my kids studied in Finland. It is hard to find formal programs there, so her college let her directly enroll at University of Helsinki, and took the transfer credits from there. It was okay, but finding housing was a nightmare. And the Finns are awfully introverted (and she speaks Finnish and had been there on a summer exchange before). But almost all the friends she made were other international students. It was an okay experience, but due to the housing difficulties, I don’t think she would recommend it.</p>
<p>I know a few people who have studied abroad in Russia and have loved it. Someone at my school also studied in India for a year. The people who studied in Russia did it because they were studying Russian at my school, I’m not sure why the girl decided to study in New Delhi. One of my friends is studying abroad in South Africa this semester and I also know a few people who’ve gone to or will be going to Chile and Argentina.</p>
<p>My some friends studied in Australia and some in Russia. They are so satisfied there and have good experience about the study and people.</p>
<p>I’ll be spending the 2013-2014 academic year in central Mexico, and some people think that is strange. If I could go anywhere else, it would be Eastern Europe (I’m studying Russian in addition to Spanish) or India, because I love the culture. I think it’s totally lame when American students go to places like Australia or the UK! You wouldn’t get a fraction of the cultural experience as you would in a country like Russia.</p>
<p>This discussion really reminds me of this: [#72</a> Study Abroad Stuff White People Like](<a href=“http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/02/22/72-study-abroad/]#72”>#72 Study Abroad | Stuff White People Like)</p>
<p>Bahahaha. I completely agree with the above. Though I don’t consider Nepal, Tibet or most African countries to be random destinations as far as this conversation goes just because they are the “trump card” destinations and I heard them thrown around so frequently at my small LAC. </p>
<p>I have a friend now who studied abroad several years ago at the American University of Bulgaria in Blagoevgrad (about 2-3 hours from Sofia, the capital). He is very into Eastern European, specifically Balkan, history and nationalism studies. It was a natural choice, I guess, though still random but he loved it. We went together on a visit to campus and there were still plenty of people there he knew who would stop him on the stairs and hug him and whatnot. </p>
<p>I’m living in Bulgaria now, and though I never would’ve considered it for study abroad, it’s an amazing country and I wish it was more on people’s radar!</p>
<p>Personally, I recommend you Lisbon, it is cheap and parties are crazy there but if you want to quickly compare different awesome places like France, Italy, Spain,Germany… check this [Mini</a> videos on the student life of top European Universities: Globalise Me](<a href=“http://globaliseme.com/Globalise_Me.html]Mini”>http://globaliseme.com/Globalise_Me.html)
it is full of tips for student and there are some videos to have a concrete idea of what you gonna live… I think it’s pretty cool and very helpful :)</p>
<p>I know a guy who studied abroad in Madagascar…</p>
<p>DS leaves for Thailand tomorrow. He may also visit Laos and Cambodia.</p>
<p>The most random place I ever heard of someone studying abroad … I can’t tell you, because it was someplace in the mountains in Nepal, and I had never hear of it and even if I could remember the name I couldn’t pronounce (ok, but I guess I could spell it).</p>
<p>Anyway, answer is “mountains in Nepal”.</p>
<p>Lol studying abroad in Oman this summer…</p>
<p>I’m studying abroad in Martinique and Senegal, if those count? Martinique is technically a department of France, but it’s in the Caribbean, really close to South America.</p>
<p>I know someone who studied abroad in Australia…</p>
<p>My dgt will be leaving in two weeks to study dance in India. What a wonderful experience. Can not wait to hear all she is going to experience.</p>
<p>I studied for a year in Tromsø in the Norwegian Arctic. I have close friends who spent years in Reykjavik (Iceland), Tartu (Estonia), Odessa (Ukraine) and Yaroslavl (Russia).</p>
<p>So… Northern Europe?</p>