Always keep in mind that you have to get prepared for the extremes and one way of ensuring that everything goes fine as expected is to have a medical insurance. Since you are not going to stay in the country for a long time it is advised that you buy a Short Term Health Insurance rather than a permanent one. The permanent health insurance will cost you more than the short term one. The advantage lies in the fact that if you go for the medical insurance then you can have your money back if nothing happens to your health. The permanent medical insurance will be useful for people who will stay there in the foreign country for more than a decade. International Student Insurance can cover almost all the things that come under commodities. You can insure your car, but see that your car is not old enough to put a big money on it in the form of insurance. Trip Cancellation Insurance is provided by some of the world renowned insurance companies and you can expect cent per cent efficient insurance policy which will protect you from almost all the situations regarding your travel. It does not cost you much after all.