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Old 06-15-2004, 04:56 PM   #1
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Well, I think I've almost convinced myself that I can can split for a few months... the only question is, what do people do when they get home? The quick story: I'm done with college (2 years now... damn), and I live in LA, but my family lives back on the east coast. I'll be selling the car and leaving the apartment, but how does everyone else cope with coming home carless and homeless? (and jobless too...)

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Old 06-15-2004, 05:12 PM   #2
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Are you friendless? See if you can couch surf for a while, get a quick easy job (hope you're not too proud to wash some dishes---i.m.o. traveling for a few months would be totally worth it) and rely on public transport until you can get on your feet.

Or don't go back to LA, go hang with your family on the east coast if that's even a viable option. good luck!
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Old 06-16-2004, 06:02 AM   #3
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Yup, friends is prob your best bet. just for a little bit anyway,m until you get your barrings straight. You should be able to get yourself in order within a week or so, just try to return home closer to the end of the month, as most rental apts. will want you on the 1st of the month.
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This ISSUE is a world traveler's NUMBER ONE concern and dilemma BUT take it easy this stressful topic also helps bring travelers together while "on the road" like no other. I took off on extended trips with vague knowledge of places around the world where I could work and make a few bucks like harvest season in southern France or Australia, skiing season at various resort towns in the Alps, teaching English in Barcelona, and especially East Asia ( the BEST highest paying gig going for "WT"s) and odd house improvement jobs in the summers in Scandinavia.

Also there's a number of smalltime profit equations which exist between countries where you can buy a bag full of "trincets" and sell them for more elsewhere. Streetselling or "busking" playing an instrument and / or singing for donations or performance arts like a Mime or a juggler can be more profitable you casn imagine in some cities. Also I met 2 British guys selling their scenic paintings of the Portugese coastline to tourists on the street( who had NEVER considered themselves painters but hated the idea of going back to look for jobs in UK they thought WHY NOT TRY IT? }

It really depends on what job and income options you have and how much you hate going back "home" to find work before you decide what's your BEST option.
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