The internet is not the same in every country! Before you go abroad check with Iris or the Academic Technologists to see if you will have access to things like Gmail that you will need while you're abroad.
Also, be aware that things like Netflix, Hulu, YouTube and even regular old Google have country-specific platforms and contents. In some cases you may be able to get around these differences by using the a VPN, Proxy, or different URLs.
VPN
Install and use Carleton's VPN (this is easiest to do if you're on campus when you install it)
Proxy
Use a proxy browser, such as TorBrowser, which allows you to select the country you want the internet to think you're from at the moment.
Google
Manually typing in google.com (the .com ending may be all that's needed) or if that's not enough, use http://www.google.com/ncr (the NCR means "No Country Redirect") will get you results that may be more useable to you.