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Taiwan Travel Preparations

So I'm going to Taiwan later this summer. Lately I've been working on summer classes and preparing for my trip by doing all of the steps recommended by the Study Abroad Office on the MTSU campus.

Such preparation advice includes going to the MTSU Travel Clinic, preparing proper immunizations, reviewing exchange rate and monetary needs, and reviewing customs/visa requirements.

Travel Clinic @ MTSU
Going to Student Health Services, on the MTSU campus, for a Travel Clinic appointment. During this visit, the doctor gave me a basic check-up and we looked over the Center for Disease Control recommendations regarding travel to Taiwan. The Travel Clinic visit is FREE, but many students actually pay $5 for it. Why? During the clinic visit, the doctor is required to give you a travel booklet that contains all of the information that you cover during the visit. Although it is this booklet that costs $5 and not the Travel Clinic visit itself, the fee is often not broken down to reflect this. Simply refuse the travel brochure and the visit will be free.

U.S. State Department Registration & Information
The State Department is an arm of the Executive Branch duties of the U.S. government that deals with issues between states/countries. I registered my trip with the U.S. State Department via their Step Program. The STEP program allows me to provide the State Department information relevant to my trip such as who I am, passport information, where I'm staying, and when I'll be in another country. Although registration of your overseas trip is not required, it can be a positive action to ensure that if there is some sort of emergency while you are in a foreign country that your home government can assist you to get through the emergent situation.
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