Student going abroad

Savvy_Sue

If she's got a 'thing' about Skype (and I personally didn't get on with it, reception not usually good enough) but she has broadband, then try Jajah. You don't need a special phone, can use it through your mobile or your landline (although mobile costs money!)

tormilind

Thanks for all your very helpful replies, keep them coming!! If her grant is that much it will be a great help towards travel expense and the high cost of living in Germany.

LegalEagle

tormilind - the grant is substantial. I was living in Copenhagen which is horrifically expensive, it still put a large dent in my expenses. Just about paid for all my housing costs. The grant is of course pro rata, so you'd get more for going for the year - expect about double that.

PS - cost of living in Germany is actually fairly good. We used to catch the bus to Berlin at the weekends so we could afford to go out !

StudentSaver_2

As an alternative to Skype, you can just use normal MSN Messenger with a microphone and a webcam!