One of the major concerns my friends and parents seem to be having with the idea of me flying off on a one way ticket for at least a few months, is quite understandably how the hell I'm planning to pay for it. It's a pretty reasonable question in all fairness.
1) Selling my Crap
I may be a college student, but oh boy do I have a lot of stuff. Spending the last year splitting a house with a few awesome girl friends meant I've acquired a good chunk of funiture, in addition to my stockpile of clothing and art supplies. I'm holding on to a few things, but for the most part I'm posting whatever I can't carry on Kijiji and Craigslist (I'm keeping my mattress, one clothing rack, a few milk crates, my sewing machine, old journals, and a few sentimental things, in storage with my parents). That means my bookcases, futon, coffee tables, mirrors, most of my clothing collection, all going bye bye. I'm trying to use up as many art supplies (read: yarn) as possible before I go, and selling the product dirt cheap just to move it out of the house.
2) Budget Travel / Working Vacation
There are enough wonderful options on the internet to find people willing to exchange labour for food and meals while traveling, so I'm not going to list every option here, but the one I'll be signing up with first is workaway.info, given that 2 years of membership is only $29 US and they have listings all over the world. Visas for every country are different, but luckily since I won't actually be "working" per say, I can easily spend up to 6 months in the United States exploring.
Be smart! Set Google flight alerts and look for the best possible deal! Eat street food instead of at the 5 star places! Do a quick search for free activities in the area you want to see if it's touristy! Economize so you can be there longer instead of confining yourself to 2 weeks out of the office once a year!
3) The Sweet Joy of Working Online
While I do want to focus my travels on the obvious joy of traveling, and I do think blogging is a beautiful way to keep track of my life while simultaneously sharing it with the world, I would be lying if I said that blogging for income isn't something I've done before, am pursuing now, and enjoy. By using my affiliate links and clicking the ads that interest ya'll, you can directly support me making great content and finding radical awesome new spaces. It's a wonderful cycle!
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