how many weekend trips to take during your semester abroad & how to space them out

During my semester abroad I went on 10 trips and I recommend that other people do the same. I was abroad for about 15 weeks and I recommend that you travel between 50 and 75% of those weekends. Do not travel every weekend and do not travel more than four weekends in a row. When I map out semesters for people, for people I like to do a little pattern. Three trips and then a rest, three trips and then a rest. It's the only way to travel, travel, travel, you cannot do it all in a row. I recommend you stay in your home city the first weekend and then do an easier trip the second weekend. So if you're based in Rome, go to Florence. If you're in London, go to Paris. It builds confidence when traveling, helps you understand what kind of traveler you are and your friends are. And I see it as a test run. Also I always have the last weekend free to do all the last in your home city and study for finals and finish essays because you're also doing school. Then based on how often the person wants to travel, all do trip, trip, break, trip, trip, break. If it really depends. But definitely map out how you want your semester to look before you get there so you're not scrambling. And don't travel more than 75% of the weekends you'll have. Because then you can consider your home base or some of the most fun and you can study for finals and finish essays because you're also doing school. Then based on how often the person wants to travel, all do trip, trip, break, trip, trip, break. If it really depends. But definitely map out how you want your semester to look before you get there so you're not scrambling. And don't travel more than 75% of the weekends you'll have. Because then you can consider your home base or some of the most fun.