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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would say it depends on a variety of factors.  It is an incredible opportunity and experience for the kid, but do they have the tenacity or stomach for it?  Do the parents?.  Are many other students from their school also going to this location, or is your kid one of a few/going alone?  Having someone that far away with little to no support system close by is a tough call for both parents and the kid.  God forbid something happens - it's not like you can just hop on a plane and be there in a couple of hours, and if there is no local support, it will be even harder.  Does your kid adapt easily, or do they get stressed?  Asia is not like Western cultures, so in addition to the standard adjustments (time zone, language) they will need to adapt to a completely different way of life in a short amount of time.  For us, we decided against it because we preferred to travel to these areas first for shorter, more controlled visits as opposed to a 5 month commitment for our kid alone.  We decided on Europe for a few reasons - it was closer in case something happened, many other kids were also going so our kid would have some measure of local support, travel between countries in Europe is cheaper and relatively easy to manage (which allows the kid to explore many different countries over the course of the semester) and support in most European countries is pretty good (health care, police, etc).[/quote]

This such a basic mindset but you do you [/quote]

It's called reality - something in short supply among the deluded elitist dullards on this forum - like yourself![/quote]

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