When I decided to become a foreign student for college I was fortunate enough to gain entry to one of the most prestigious schools in Asia for my pre med degree. I thought everything was perfect because many things that were beyond my reach were now made available to me. The tuition was ¼ of what I would pay in an American school, the students were smart off the charts, the professors were truly brilliant and my accommodations were superb, i thought i was living in a five star condo.
I guess the one thing that I didn’t really prepare myself for was the advent of sickness especially during an emergency. I don’t know what I would have done if I didn’t have good student health insurance when I accidentally ate a macadamia nut and went into anaphylactic shock. I am so thankful that my parents insisted that I get good coverage for my medical insurance, which was something i personally would have left out. It really does pay to have excellent medical coverage especially when you are living abroad and do not have family members or relatives to help out in the time of a medical crisis or emergency.
