I’m A College Student And I Want To Travel The World With Spending As Little Money As Possible, But How?
Feb.16, 2010 in
Student Discounts
I want to see the world, visit places like Israel, India, Bangkok, London, etc., you know, like the typical naive American girl that I am. However, a problem arises…money. Actually getting to the countries is an issue, with some flights reaching over 15 grand…are there any resources that offer college students, like myself, discounts on flights for next to nothing? I have no problem working or volunteering in some of the countries if that could help me.
February 16th, 2010 at 9:22 am
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February 16th, 2010 at 1:00 pm
Discounts, yes. Next to nothing, not likely.
You could talk to your religious organization about mission work. That would vary.
Rotary international has an exchange program, you should check the rules and see if they can help you.
Peace Corps…not the countries you mention, but they pay most of it in exchange for your work. My niece is doing it now, and she’s really having a great time, considering it’s third world, and all.
There are some organizations that help you to find jobs, but you would be contracted for, like, a year, to stay at the same place, and they are having a harder and harder time getting the visas. Still, if you took such a position, you WOULD have a visa before you left the country, because the reputation of the organization is on the line. I’m not sure what they do for the airfare. I think you pay full fare, or nearly full fare.
Unfortunately, it is becoming more and more difficult to do this sort of thing.
Here’s a link to organizations that help find jobs in Spain.http://search.yahoo.com/search?ei=utf-8&…