Prepare for change! Are you willing to try different things? Going to a different continent you will experience many different things that you might not be use to. You will be introduced to different foods, customs, cultures and probably many other things you may have not experienced before. You should be ready for all of it to show you're willing to try different things and accept their customs. If they offer you food that may not look appetizing, you shouldn't be making rude remarks or faces towards their food. This is very important so you don't come off as a rude person and or offend the people that you are looking to do business with in the future. Another big issue you might have to deal with is the different time zones and jet lag. Traveling somewhere when their night is your day will certainly mess with you and your sleep schedule so you would have to try to get custom to it so you're not sleeping during the day ruining your schedule and plans.
Avoiding this will certainly help on your trip. Jet lag will be a huge burden on you if you don't get adjusted and have long work days in a place you don't know too much about while trying to stay professional and maintain that business relationship. Learning how to beat it will allow you to worry about one less thing! In the end be ready for a pretty drastic change and be ready to maintain a professional look while going through this change.
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