When pursuing higher education abroad, you will also have to be in regular contact with your friends and family back home. There are also chances that communication cost will increases as you often talk to your near and dear ones that will become much regular and the bond much stronger after you fly off to a faraway country. As V Narula, psychologist in Mumbai says, “The urge to communicate with parents become stronger once the child goes abroad for higher education. Staying in regular touch through phone calls or Skype chat or any other means help an individual staying and studying abroad lessen the pangs of homesickness and reside peacefully.” However, the need to stay in regular contact can sometimes be expensive as the call rates in some countries are still on the higher side. With a few effective tips, one can cut down on the communication costs when study in abroad. Buy new cell phone: Instead of carrying a high-end cell phone from home country, you can buy a new one in your education destination country and avail attractive discounts offered through student card. Often foreign universities and colleges introduce student cards to help them make purchase of essential items at reasonable rates. Cell phones in popular foreign education destinations such as the US and UK can be found at affordable rates. When you purchase a new phone, do not forget to take an international calling card with the help of which you can call back home and manage your communication costs. Inexpensive Internet Connection: Internet connection can easily be found anywhere when you go abroad. Finding a cheap internet plan is easy. Determine the usage of the internet before you take a plan. You may totally chuck the plan of taking a net connection if there is limited usage of the Internet. As almost all foreign colleges provide internet in their study centers, community centers, libraries and so on. Wi-Fi spots also helps students to access the internet free of cost as and when they need it. Numerous Communication Tools: You can keep touch with your family and friends through latest technological tools, apps or social media websites. Use Skype, VOIP, Facebook chats to connect with your near and dear ones back at home. Chatting over the social media websites will not cost you anything. You can also try out video calling or instant messaging tools to be in regular touch with you friends back home. However, make sure that you do not become too dependent on constant technological and communication tools when studying abroad. It is good to make the most of affordable communication means but make sure that they do not hamper your experience of discovering a new culture and new things that the foreign education destination have to provide you.