Regardless of what your friends tell you, it’s compulsory to get travel insurance for your school exchange programme or overseas internship.

We simply cannot emphasise the importance of travel insurance enough.

Why?

Think of it this way: You’re going to be away from home for a long while. And you’re excited to finally be able to escape your mom’s incessant nagging and have all the fun you want in a foreign land…

BUT REALITY CHECK. 

You have to learn how to take care of yourself when things aren’t so smooth sailing – like what if your washing machine is down?

Or worse. What if you get food poisoning? Or somehow sprain your back after going skydiving? Where do you go? And how will you afford all that treatment?

And these are just some reasons WHY you should insure yourself for your school overseas exchange programme or