Re: Traveling/Backpacking Your Last Summer of Freedom
Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 12:43 pm
I wish my daddy was rich too. Have fun.
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You mean you didnt spend the year reading E&E's and hornbooksabitaman6363 wrote:I deferred NYU last year in order to complete an incredible global voyage that began during what I thought would be my last year of freedom. Turns out, this summer will actually be the finale, and thus I'm taking off! Off again to India and the gorgeous northern regions of Pakistan (Hunza Valley) to help out at a small girls school where I spent last summer. Anyone else taking advantage of the waning months until law school by traveling?
This! And you can sublet your apt! I did it for the past two summers, on $$ saved waiting tables....abitaman6363 wrote:For anyone thinking of traveling, it really doesn't cost much! Check out Couchsurfing.com, which basically offers you free places to stay as you travel. My name's Christen Romero, so if you join CS look me up and I'll leave you a good reference. CS rocks(!), is free, and has loads of amazing people. In New Orleans alone there are over 1000+ Couchsurfers.danidancer wrote:God it must be nice to have the money to do this. Sooo jealous. Too bad I have to do silly things like pay rent and eat.
Also, food/etc. costs the same (if not MUCH less) in other countries. Your flight is usually your biggest expense, and after that, just be smart with your money. I tend to spend FAR less when I'm abroad than I do here in the States!
tsub wrote:half_farang wrote:I have also been in SE asia for the past 7 months... I came here with a little over 2,000 dollars of which I saved up last summer. I took an online TEFL course and then flew to Thailand with no job offers, and then within 2 days of wandering the streets of bangkok I found a job in the southern beautiful provence of Krabi. I did a 4 month contract and saved enough money from my teaching job to travel for 3 more months. The only money of my own was for my flight... I'm going home with nearly as much $$ as I came with.
You don't need money, you just need guts.
danidancer wrote:God it must be nice to have the money to do this. Sooo jealous. Too bad I have to do silly things like pay rent and eat.
Half-farang... love the name. What's the other half? Thai I guess?