This year im on my gap year, i have worked Full Time since Jan. Over the last 2 years i have saved over $10,000. I am about to going into a hairdressing apprenticeship next year (i have to find someone to take me on).
I have decided and have thought about it for the past few months that i want to do a month overseas. I have done all the figures, worked out the dates and everything for a trip around europe on a topdeck tour bus. I told my mum the idea today and she loved it, she was getting me so excieted for it. I tell my dad a bit later on and he HATES the idea with a passion, saying that the buzz from the trip will be over in 2 seconds, and i dont appreciate the value of money (im paying for it all not them) etc, they will foot the bill for me next year and that they had to save for years to go on a trip.
I have worked out the costs and i will still have $2000 left over for next year, so i have something for my apprenticeship where i will be paid near to nothing.
Am i in the right or wrong. I feel like i want to do a trip to make something out of my year and i think that it will be brilliant for me. I want to push myself out of my comfort zone, and explore areas i have always loved. I ned to do this for myself.
Would it be completely fucked up for me to just buy the tickets anyway. He said at the end of the convo "you know what, if you want to go then go. Its your life" and gave me a pissed off father look.
Im paying for this all myslef, i think i need to get the travel buy out of my system for a bit and that way aftre i have finished my apprenticeship i will have something to look forward to.
Advice/opinions?? I need as many as i can get.
Thank you in advance.
(oh and it would be for the chirstmas period which dad has said he doesnt mind if im not with the family because im 19)
instead of spending all that cash on a one month tour, why dont you take a few months and backpack around europe? take a friend and work while you travel. that way you can really travel and explore without spending so much money. it will be hard, but trust me, its soooo worth it! you will grow so much as a person, save a ton of money and it looks great on a resume! think of it like this- is it REALLY worth it to spend 8 grand on a month tour when you wont really be able to explore and experience the different cultures and fully appreciate the travel? hope everything works out for you! x
March 14th, 2010 at 5:46 pm
Your wasting your money.
My friend took 10 grand and moved up to Michigan for like 2 months and came back broke, they had to sell a tv just for gas money.
There is so much more you could do with that money, something that will be here tomorrow.
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March 14th, 2010 at 6:11 pm
instead of spending all that cash on a one month tour, why dont you take a few months and backpack around europe? take a friend and work while you travel. that way you can really travel and explore without spending so much money. it will be hard, but trust me, its soooo worth it! you will grow so much as a person, save a ton of money and it looks great on a resume! think of it like this- is it REALLY worth it to spend 8 grand on a month tour when you wont really be able to explore and experience the different cultures and fully appreciate the travel? hope everything works out for you! x
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