year abroad
Overseas study period
A year abroad is an extended period spent in a foreign country, typically as part of an academic program.
University students often spend their junior year abroad to study a language or immerse themselves in another culture: She did her year abroad in Madrid.
The phrase can also describe any significant time living overseas: His year abroad changed his perspective on everything.
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- foreign exchangeTrading between national currencies
- semesterHalf academic year
- studyDeliberate learning effort
- travelMovement between locations
immersion · host family · foreign · student · homestay · culture · culture shock · language · language barrier · adventure · passport · homesick · independence · new friends · fluency · wanderlust · backpack · hostel
- exchange programsexchange student, host families, exchange program, student visas, exchange programs
- Study Abroadexchange student, exchange program, foreign exchange, academic exchange, exchange programs
- language immersiontotal immersion, immersion school, submersion, bilingual education, bilingual school
year abroadday trip
Excursion returning same evening
weekend getaway · brief visit · quick trip · overnight stay · stopover
year, years, yearly, yearling, yearlong, abroad, broad, broadly, broaden