"All right. Do you have everything ready for your trip? How do you feel, son?" "Dad, I'm worried（ 担心的）. I'm scared（惊慌的）. It's the first time I will travel to a different country." "Relax, Brian. You're gonna be fine. Traveling is one of the best things you can do." "You will visit different places. You will meet new people, new cultures.

  It's amazing." "Yeah, maybe. But I'm going there to study. Remember, I will start the university." "I know, but you will leave new experiences（经验） anyway（ 不管怎样）. Come on. You should be happy." "I was excited, but now that I realize（实现） I won't see you or mom anymore（再也不）, I feel so sad."

  "Oh, it will just be for some years, and we will visit you during your vacation. Everything will be fine." "Okay（好）, but since（因为） it's the first time I travel out of the country, can you give me some advice, dad?" "Of course I can. I have a lot of experience traveling abroad（(在)国外）. Let's see." "There are many factors（因素） to keep in mind（头脑） when evaluating（评价） your trip, including what to do before leaving and your budget（预算）. You have that already（早已）." "You need to have your visa（ 签证） and passport sorted（整理） in advance（进展） of your departure." "The process（过程） to apply（应用） for a passport can take a lot of time and several（几个的） weeks to be delivered."

  "When booking（预定） international（国际的） flights and hotels, a passport number is usually required（需要）." "Once your passport is delivered（投递）, scan（细看） the identification（辨认） page and keep copies（抄件） of it." "I know. I'm just giving you general（总的） advice so you can travel to other places." "Remember, you're not going just to one country. You will have to visit different countries." "That's why it's important for you to be prepared, so pay attention（注意）, because this is important." "Research（研究） the country, program（节目单） options（[计] 选项）, its norms（标准） and traditions（传统习俗）, and the language."

  "When you create your plans for your first time overseas（海外）, you should do plenty of research." "You should find out what that country is like by accessing（使用） message boards（板） or Facebook groups for your program（节目单） and talking to others who have already（早已） traveled there." "You should always check first with your program to see if they have accommodations（住处）."