Argh there are so many things that I want to do at the moment that I simply have no way of doing, all because of these silly little pieces of paper we all call bank notes. Seriously things should be less expensive! I’ve recently been to Iceland, and yes that was amazing but it cost a lot of money, and I will soon be taking my bike test which will again take money. Paying for general life is not as cheap as you might imagine it is for a student (what? Coffee is expensive alright!) especially now petrol is getting more and more expensive even for someone on a little bike like mine. Damn you British economy!
I have recently started planning a very far off trip to Maine, because I have awesome friends there who I really want to go and visit, I will have time in the summer during which I can take this trip, I have a place to stay and the friend in question will even pick me up from the airport. So why is this trip going to be an issue? You’ve guessed it, money. Plane tickets are really expensive even if I want to fly in the worst and most uncomfortable seats possible and being over there will more than likely not be cheap. Then there are the little things like needing to actually own a swimsuit and possibly a different hat to the usual one, or even just getting a big enough suitcase. Going over there for a week would cost somewhere close to £1000 which is just too much for a broke as crap student to manage. So I have a plan.
My exams are all over and done with by June 21st, by this time I plan to have already passed my bike test...hopefully...which will leave me free to make money to do what I want with. If I can get enough saved up for at least the first half a year at university I am going to start putting money away to go to Maine. Yes people, this WILL happen. It might take me till October, but I’m determined that I will get there, and it will be awesome. What’s the fun of never doing anything that you want to do just because something stands in your way? I can work 18 hour days, heck I will have a 7 hour flight to catch up on sleep. The system tries to screw us all over by making everything horribly expensive, well screw YOU system, I’m going to do what I want to do whether you like it or not.
It will be a lot of hard work, but hey I’m a woman, I can do anything. Maine, it’s not quite here I come but keep a look out. I will be on my way.
Heh. If you're gonna be stateside over the summer we could probably meet somewhere. I'm probably gonna either be in Maine, New Hampsire or Mass, by all accounts, and I get a few weeks travel once I'm done with work. Probably gonna spend a lot of that time in Boston with my bro.
ReplyDeleteMaine, apparently, is the home of mosquitoes the size of your hand, so make sure you pack a flamethrower. It's also the redneck capital of the north, so don't say I didn't warn you :p
Also, if you book far enough in advance, return flight shouldn't set you back more than £350/400 or so. Tuesdays seem to be a cheap day to fly. Check somewhere like Expedia and fuck with the dates until you get a good price. My flights for the summer came to £348 all told.
Oh, also, couchsurfing.com
ReplyDeleteIt's totally legit, I've used it, and I know other people that have too. Never pay for a hotel again!