If you want to go there you should go, in hindsight what I should have done is attended a conference in another cheap cost of living country to meet other people doing the same field as I was studying but instead I did the chaotic country route. The worst part will be returning to your own country and having customs/ICE agents not believe you were there for studying since 'nobody does that'. So prepare for very long interrogation depending if their forensics people are on hand to scan your phone, laptop ect. while at the same time accusing you of being an international drug lord or sex offender.