When's the best time to study abroad? Need advice, please :)

<p>I'm really want to study abroad but I don't know when. I also don't know where, lol. I always though going to another country would broaden my mind and that I would love so here I am asking questions. I'm currently majoring in Theater. So I thought about studying abroad in London at the University of Arts London during the Spring of my sophomore year (2013) but after looking at the courses, they're all art classes (of course) and I still have a lot of core classes to finish. They have a lot of students from all over the world. That and after talking with a close friend, she told me England may not a good choice if I want to experience culture because of how close they are to us. Another place I want to go to is France. I want to expand on the language and be more fluent. But I thought of it more as a Summer thing then a semester. I'm also looking for scholarships as we speak.</p>

<p>I honestly don't know how to go about this. What's better a semester or summer? What do I choose? Please help me decide? Thank you :)</p>