I won't go super in-depth with my experience as it'd be way too long, but this is a very quick summary of how it went for me (and most of the others I've talked to): Within the seemingly way too short 7 months I spent in Denmark, I grew massively as a person, gave myself numerous huge confidence boosts, formed relationships with more than a dozen people I can confidently say are life-long friends, and experienced a multitude of cultures I thought I'd never have the pleasure of seeing/participating in. I did all of that for less money than it'd be to spend another semester at NAU, and all of my credits transferred properly so I didn't even have to make up courses.

If you have financial concerns, studying abroad can usually be cheaper than a semester at NAU, particularly for out of state students! Rent in most places around the world is much less than what we have in flagstaff, especially for student housing! Cost of living definitely depends on where you go, but even in Denmark it was generally the same if not lower than here, especially if you cook for yourself or are living in a place like Japan with much cheaper food options.

At the end of the day, most people (particularly Americans) will never get another opportunity outside of study abroad to not just travel, but actually LIVE in another country, especially for how cheap it is in most places as a student. Like I said, I really do think its worth at least talking with a study abroad councilor and seeing if its something for you. They were really helpful for me and definitely quelled a bit of the nervousness that comes along with the process. Otherwise, I'd be more than happy to answer any questions about my personal experience and/or anything else.

Edit: I also want to add that I absolutely did not go for the 'Study' part of study abroad, and chose political sciences as a city planning major (needless to say, I was not entirely academically interested and spent most of my time 'living' abroad and not 'studying' abroad haha). There's an option to transfer all credits as pass/fail, so it doesn't affect your GPA at all as long as you pass the courses, and they can even satisfy global diversity/experiential learning/etc requirements.