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Unexpected adventures abroad: From absent visas to the weak U.S. dollar, students learn lessons from afar

University of Wisconsin senior Elizabeth Yurish was feeding elephants in Tsitsikamma National Park, South Africa, while thousands of miles away, fellow UW senior Erica Efron attempted to navigate the narrow medieval streets of Prague, Czech Republic.

Every year, thousands of students stuff their backpacks, grab their passports and hop on a plane to begin what many consider the â??adventure of a lifetime.â?