Travel: Frequently Asked Questions

I have received many emails and comments on various subjects of the tag trip. So I decided to build a post and complete with the most frequent questions. Remembering always that my answers are far from rules ok? It is all just my opinion! Come on!?

- What is the best age to have an exchange?

I talked a bit about this in one mega post here on the blog. Check it out!

- Must have advanced English for travel?

You need not be fluent, but it is important to know the basics. The people who will greet you at home or at your school know that you will arrive with difficulty communicating. They will help you stay calm. If you go to stay alone and leave alone, is good to know a little more turn. Probably the feds will make some perguntinhas before you enter the country (what's your name, where you are, you came to do this trip). Before traveling, train these conversations:
- If present and say the reason for travel.
- Explain your address to taxi drivers.
- Request information on where is the meter, which has a telephone, what time is.
- Order meals in cafeterias and restaurants.

* It is essential to always walk with a note of your full address in the country and Brazil, as well as your home phone in the country and in Brazil + the name of someone who is your reference. Lists of emergency telephone numbers (police, ambulance, fire, etc.) can be found on the Internet, but these phones are also always on the back of phone cards and guidebooks.

- What are the costs of a trip?

It's hard to talk about costs because each one has a destiny, a length of stay and purpose of travel. Moreover, the dollar price keeps changing and there are price differences depending on the season (holidays, snow, summer). Most companies that help you in the exchange values ​​provide a simulation of the site itself. You access, places the dates of travel, destination and time, and can see the value and installment options. Make a survey of companies! Should you not find, call a travel agent and request by email. This is the most reliable. When I decided to exchange raised three cost options for my parents, and then find the best output. See a simulation of English courses in the USA at the beginning of next year.

- How is the daily communication with parents?

The times that I traveled more I communicated with my Skype. If you have a smarphone is even easier because it's just walking with him in the bag and when you find a wi-fi to a ligadinha for them! For me, the ideal was always combine an official time to talk to my parents, telling stories and go during the day when he gave ... Every day morning I chatted briefly with them and during the day, it had free time, I sent or e-mail some pictures. My suggestion is that communication happens without stress. You have to remember that they are in Brazil having no idea of ​​what is happening, then it is his duty to send information ... they will be happy! But parents should also remember that you are on a trip and a thousand things to do, you can not have signs of life from 10 to 10 minutes. It's just agree that everything is well.

* Also at the airport here in Brazil you can find phone cards from all countries that make connections here. I always buy and put $ 50 credit for emergencies. In the area of ​​check in you can buy and use this little time you are there to learn to use.

- How to store money and payment methods to use?

I always carry a travel card (A Bru also took when he went to Paris). He is like a debit card, but you put credits here in Brazil and will end up using. The good thing is that if you need more money their parents can reload the card again here, and you will using the value there. The Travel I use for daily expenses like food and small purchases. Besides it also take an international credit card for emergencies and larger purchases (such as electronics). And added to all this, it is essential that you have notes too! This money you will spend on taxis, shopping feirinhas, meters and places that do not accept cards. Always remember to change money at lower grades, mainly to get a taxi.