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Make digital copies of vital documents
Scan or take a digital photo of any important documents, including tickets, passport, driver’ s license, credit cards, and all your prescriptions( including vision). Then email them to yourself, save to a cloud storage service( like Google Drive or iCloud), or save to your desktop or a flash drive. If anything gets lost or stolen, you can easily retrieve this essential information.
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Keep your eyes on the prize
While you’ re attending to logistics, keep your dream alive by learning about the history, culture, and people of your host countries. Learn a bit of the local language. Reach out to people who’ ve been there. Watch a movie that evokes a sense of place. This will keep you jazzed about the adventure to come, and better informed once you arrive.
Lisbon, Portugal
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