Studies on international students consistently find that the vast majority feel homesick within their first ten weeks abroad.
Nobody puts "cried a little in a dorm room" in the study abroad brochure, but a working phone that can call home in seconds helps more than people admit.
Between orientation week, a new campus, and a new city, the last thing you want is to spend your first afternoon abroad hunting for a SIM shop with your passport in one hand and a half-charged phone in the other.
Set up VIA eSIM before you fly. The moment you land, maps, translation apps, your student email and the group chat with your parents (who will text within the hour) all just work.


