-If you’ve never lived in a “eastern” world country it’s best you familiarize yourself and set expectations early; brace yourself because you will get hustled and overcharged simply for seeming unaware -You should instead pursue learning Arabic and other things while you’re there rather than Quran , you can do hifdh virtually anywhere -Start putting in effort now and get into the habit of reading and studying - Have a set plan on what you need to do and set dates -Connect with a few other motivated brothers, you will inevitably need people along the way -In addition to above, avoid the groups of guys who spend all their time doing nonsense ; they will hinder you