iluvtofly 0 #1 June 30, 2008 OK...so I've bitched and whined long enough about certain aspects in my life. The biggest one would have to be lonelyness and wanting to go somewhere where I won't be alone all the damn time. I have no family in the area and my only 2 friends live about an hour away. (Over the years the family have all moved down south. Some are in the Atlanta area others are in Florida.) I know this is going to be a long journey but I'm hoping to take on a 2nd job so that I will eventually have the money to move somewhere that's better for me. That's big step #1. Big step #2 will be deciding where exactly I want to move to. I really have no idea. I should move down south somewhere to be closer to family. But there is someone up north who if I could live closer to I would be ecstatic. It's one of those impossible choices of the head telling you to do one thing where the heart tells you to do something else. On the bright side...I have a feeling it may take a year or 2 to get the money to move so I've got time to figure that one out. The biggest hurdle for me will be finding the patience to save all that money. I'm very impatient when it comes to wanting to see results. I currently have zero savings and am living paycheck to paycheck. So I know it's gonna take a while to get the money to move. I'm also very nervous about doing all of this. I've never moved very far. I'm currently living about 30 minutes from where I grew up. I have absolutly no knowledge about how to go about finding a job and place to live in an area I've never been to. I also have no idea exactly how much money I should save up. I'm still working on that figure. Any help/suggestions in these areas would be greatly appreciated. Anyway, now that I've posted this if I ever start whining or say I'm giving up you all have the right to give me a swift kick in the ass. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites bigway 4 #2 June 30, 2008 I moved to denmark with a one way ticket and $500 cash when i was 19. I have since spent 10 years travelling the world. What is actually stopping you from going on a journey? Please dont say money cause money is the easiest thing to get when you travell. You can do a couple of hours cleanigng in the morning to pay for hostel accommodation and food, you can get casual work and temp work in any city in the world. The only reason you ahave not started your journey is cause you keep finding excuses not to and i bet your main excuse is the fact that you dont have any money. You dont need any money. Go to thailand and live on $20 a week. How do you know where you want to move to unless you take a year out to explore the world. Trust me, if you want to travel money is the least of your worries unless you expect to stay in hotels and pay 100s a night when you dont need to. If you are just wanting tto move house to another state, nothing will change, it will all be the same. it is the person that makes the atmosphere around them, you dont just move to another area and your life dramatically changes. Just my 2 cents from experience. .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites airtwardo 7 #3 June 30, 2008 Quote I moved to denmark with a one way ticket and $500 cash when i was 19. I have since spent 10 years travelling the world. What is actually stopping you from going on a journey? Please dont say money cause money is the easiest thing to get when you travell. You can do a couple of hours cleanigng in the morning to pay for hostel accommodation and food, you can get casual work and temp work in any city in the world. The only reason you ahave not started your journey is cause you keep finding excuses not to and i bet your main excuse is the fact that you dont have any money. You dont need any money. Go to thailand and live on $20 a week. How do you know where you want to move to unless you take a year out to explore the world. Trust me, if you want to travel money is the least of your worries unless you expect to stay in hotels and pay 100s a night when you dont need to. If you are just wanting tto move house to another state, nothing will change, it will all be the same. it is the person that makes the atmosphere around them, you dont just move to another area and your life dramatically changes. Just my 2 cents from experience. Fuckin' A Bubba! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites bigway 4 #4 June 30, 2008 Did i mention i did not speak a word of danish and i spent that 500 dollars in the first day on a jacket for the -15 degrees celcius and a big mac? .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites airtwardo 7 #5 June 30, 2008 Ya get fries with that? ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites bigway 4 #6 June 30, 2008 Im not kidding you mate, I was 5 Kroner short. I had to go next door and get a job washing dishes at a place called 'american spare ribs'. .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites iluvtofly 0 #7 June 30, 2008 That would totally kick ass. I have always wanted to travel. I just assumed it took money to do so. I'm not exactly a thrifty person. One big thing that's holding me back from that is debt. Yes, I know I'm using money as an excuse. But somehow I doubt the credit card company or the government would like it if I stopped paying off my debt to go traveling for a while. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites bigway 4 #8 June 30, 2008 get the welfare, they will not know until you get back if they ever find out. You get yourself $2000 together and i will organize you a job that pays $500 usd a week plus free rent and free food in the UK or in spain or in the french ski fields. You do that for a few months and then go do it again in scotland, then go and do it again in wales and then with all the money you have saved go to gran canaria for a late deal of $200usd for airfares and 7 nights accomodation on the spanish islands or in egypt, then go work again for a few months and save and then go to thailand for a month that will cost about $1000 for the month and then head to Australia, get a real office job for a year, save and go back home. You know, if you have ANY diploma of any sort you can get a job eaier than Andy_copland is in any of the asian countries teaching english. Traveling is basic, you will also party your ass off but trust me, ntohing will change. Every country i have ever lived in, life has always been the same. .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Squeak 17 #9 June 30, 2008 Quote That would totally kick ass. I have always wanted to travel. I just assumed it took money to do so. I'm not exactly a thrifty person. One big thing that's holding me back from that is debt. Yes, I know I'm using money as an excuse. But somehow I doubt the credit card company or the government would like it if I stopped paying off my debt to go traveling for a while. Use the CC to pay for your airfares out of the country. and stay away for 7 yearsYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites bigway 4 #10 June 30, 2008 You can send payments home to credit cards. Worst case scenario, stop paying them for a year, then come home and pay them. Just send them a payment every three months or so to keep them happy and not sending it to a debt collector. .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Squeak 17 #11 June 30, 2008 Quote You get yourself $2000 together and i will organize you a job that pays $500 usd a week plus free rent and free food in the UK or in spain or in the french ski fields. DUDE hook a brother upYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites bigway 4 #12 June 30, 2008 Running a Greene King pub in the UK? Trust me, it sucks! We are talking 275gbp a week. People at Mc donalds earn more over there. .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites iluvtofly 0 #13 June 30, 2008 Would that work for outstanding school loans as well? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites bigway 4 #14 June 30, 2008 I sent you a PM. I am going to bed now. It is way past my bedtime. it is already 2pm!! .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SarahC07 0 #15 June 30, 2008 You guys failed to address the lonely factor and a couple other things... Traveling every couple of months by yourself has to be tough, especially in a country you don't know the language and have no one to fall back on. Find someone to go with you and the story changes, perhaps? But it also complicates thing a tiny bit... If it were me - focus on getting a job that pays better and continue paying off school loans. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites iluvtofly 0 #16 June 30, 2008 Yeah...as much as he's peaked my interest with the idea of traveling I'm still questioning it. Mostly due to the loneliness factor. If I do simply move it will be to be close to either family or someone very close to me. One of the big factors detering me from traveling (besides the money) is my mother is not in the greatest health. I would feel aweful if I was in Europe somewhere an something happened and I wasn't able to get back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ladydyver 0 #17 June 30, 2008 Quote Yeah...as much as he's peaked my interest with the idea of traveling I'm still questioning it. Mostly due to the loneliness factor. If I do simply move it will be to be close to either family or someone very close to me. One of the big factors detering me from traveling (besides the money) is my mother is not in the greatest health. I would feel aweful if I was in Europe somewhere an something happened and I wasn't able to get back. I don't know shit....but if I was in your place and didn't have a fucked up knee at this point I would move to one of the areas next to a big dz...eloy sebastian, elsinore. Of course I have already decided that is where I would end up with any big life changes.....that or cozumel mexico where I know everybody and the diving is fabulous. hang in sister...if you are really desperate you could move up here DPH # 2 "I am not sure what you are suppose to do with that, but I don't think it is suppose to flop around like that." ~Skootz~ I have a strong regard for the rules.......doc! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites iluvtofly 0 #18 June 30, 2008 Besides the obvious thing of family down south another reason I'm thinking about moving down there is to be close to a big DZ. I've been to the Farm a couple of times and absolutly loved it. I also had the joy of going to Skydive Carolina for Skyfest and loved it there to. The question would be...which DZ to move closest to? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ladydyver 0 #19 June 30, 2008 Quote Besides the obvious thing of family down south another reason I'm thinking about moving down there is to be close to a big DZ. I've been to the Farm a couple of times and absolutly loved it. I also had the joy of going to Skydive Carolina for Skyfest and loved it there to. The question would be...which DZ to move closest to? welll......we always end up at sebastian for the holiday boogie so as long as you are close to their it don't matter.....cuz then we can hang for 2 weeks, get trashed and jump out of perfectly good airplanesDPH # 2 "I am not sure what you are suppose to do with that, but I don't think it is suppose to flop around like that." ~Skootz~ I have a strong regard for the rules.......doc! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites iluvtofly 0 #20 June 30, 2008 Quote Quote Besides the obvious thing of family down south another reason I'm thinking about moving down there is to be close to a big DZ. I've been to the Farm a couple of times and absolutly loved it. I also had the joy of going to Skydive Carolina for Skyfest and loved it there to. The question would be...which DZ to move closest to? welll......we always end up at sebastian for the holiday boogie so as long as you are close to their it don't matter.....cuz then we can hang for 2 weeks, get trashed and jump out of perfectly good airplanes now that sounds like a plan. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites drdive 0 #21 June 30, 2008 Can I come ?"We saved your gear. Now you can sell it when you get out of the hospital and upsize!!" "K-Dub" " Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites iluvtofly 0 #22 June 30, 2008 Quote Can I come ? Fine with me. Just gotta check with ladydiver. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites popsjumper 2 #23 June 30, 2008 ...get trumped by excuses.My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Squeak 17 #24 June 30, 2008 Quote...get trumped by excuses. IN THE ABSENCE OF A MENTAL ISSUE LONELINESS, LIKE BOREDOM ARE SELF IMPOSED conditions. If you dont want to be lonely dont be.If you just dont want to be alone, then go hang out somewhere with people of a similar ilk or interests. If you want a change of scenery and you think you might like to travel, then go for it. putting it off just makes it harder to do. Most of us as we get older realise that we put loads of stuff off unnecessarily so you can follow our lead or do it whilst your still young. Your choiceYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! 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bigway 4 #2 June 30, 2008 I moved to denmark with a one way ticket and $500 cash when i was 19. I have since spent 10 years travelling the world. What is actually stopping you from going on a journey? Please dont say money cause money is the easiest thing to get when you travell. You can do a couple of hours cleanigng in the morning to pay for hostel accommodation and food, you can get casual work and temp work in any city in the world. The only reason you ahave not started your journey is cause you keep finding excuses not to and i bet your main excuse is the fact that you dont have any money. You dont need any money. Go to thailand and live on $20 a week. How do you know where you want to move to unless you take a year out to explore the world. Trust me, if you want to travel money is the least of your worries unless you expect to stay in hotels and pay 100s a night when you dont need to. If you are just wanting tto move house to another state, nothing will change, it will all be the same. it is the person that makes the atmosphere around them, you dont just move to another area and your life dramatically changes. Just my 2 cents from experience. .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #3 June 30, 2008 Quote I moved to denmark with a one way ticket and $500 cash when i was 19. I have since spent 10 years travelling the world. What is actually stopping you from going on a journey? Please dont say money cause money is the easiest thing to get when you travell. You can do a couple of hours cleanigng in the morning to pay for hostel accommodation and food, you can get casual work and temp work in any city in the world. The only reason you ahave not started your journey is cause you keep finding excuses not to and i bet your main excuse is the fact that you dont have any money. You dont need any money. Go to thailand and live on $20 a week. How do you know where you want to move to unless you take a year out to explore the world. Trust me, if you want to travel money is the least of your worries unless you expect to stay in hotels and pay 100s a night when you dont need to. If you are just wanting tto move house to another state, nothing will change, it will all be the same. it is the person that makes the atmosphere around them, you dont just move to another area and your life dramatically changes. Just my 2 cents from experience. Fuckin' A Bubba! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigway 4 #4 June 30, 2008 Did i mention i did not speak a word of danish and i spent that 500 dollars in the first day on a jacket for the -15 degrees celcius and a big mac? .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #5 June 30, 2008 Ya get fries with that? ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigway 4 #6 June 30, 2008 Im not kidding you mate, I was 5 Kroner short. I had to go next door and get a job washing dishes at a place called 'american spare ribs'. .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iluvtofly 0 #7 June 30, 2008 That would totally kick ass. I have always wanted to travel. I just assumed it took money to do so. I'm not exactly a thrifty person. One big thing that's holding me back from that is debt. Yes, I know I'm using money as an excuse. But somehow I doubt the credit card company or the government would like it if I stopped paying off my debt to go traveling for a while. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigway 4 #8 June 30, 2008 get the welfare, they will not know until you get back if they ever find out. You get yourself $2000 together and i will organize you a job that pays $500 usd a week plus free rent and free food in the UK or in spain or in the french ski fields. You do that for a few months and then go do it again in scotland, then go and do it again in wales and then with all the money you have saved go to gran canaria for a late deal of $200usd for airfares and 7 nights accomodation on the spanish islands or in egypt, then go work again for a few months and save and then go to thailand for a month that will cost about $1000 for the month and then head to Australia, get a real office job for a year, save and go back home. You know, if you have ANY diploma of any sort you can get a job eaier than Andy_copland is in any of the asian countries teaching english. Traveling is basic, you will also party your ass off but trust me, ntohing will change. Every country i have ever lived in, life has always been the same. .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #9 June 30, 2008 Quote That would totally kick ass. I have always wanted to travel. I just assumed it took money to do so. I'm not exactly a thrifty person. One big thing that's holding me back from that is debt. Yes, I know I'm using money as an excuse. But somehow I doubt the credit card company or the government would like it if I stopped paying off my debt to go traveling for a while. Use the CC to pay for your airfares out of the country. and stay away for 7 yearsYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigway 4 #10 June 30, 2008 You can send payments home to credit cards. Worst case scenario, stop paying them for a year, then come home and pay them. Just send them a payment every three months or so to keep them happy and not sending it to a debt collector. .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #11 June 30, 2008 Quote You get yourself $2000 together and i will organize you a job that pays $500 usd a week plus free rent and free food in the UK or in spain or in the french ski fields. DUDE hook a brother upYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigway 4 #12 June 30, 2008 Running a Greene King pub in the UK? Trust me, it sucks! We are talking 275gbp a week. People at Mc donalds earn more over there. .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iluvtofly 0 #13 June 30, 2008 Would that work for outstanding school loans as well? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigway 4 #14 June 30, 2008 I sent you a PM. I am going to bed now. It is way past my bedtime. it is already 2pm!! .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SarahC07 0 #15 June 30, 2008 You guys failed to address the lonely factor and a couple other things... Traveling every couple of months by yourself has to be tough, especially in a country you don't know the language and have no one to fall back on. Find someone to go with you and the story changes, perhaps? But it also complicates thing a tiny bit... If it were me - focus on getting a job that pays better and continue paying off school loans. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iluvtofly 0 #16 June 30, 2008 Yeah...as much as he's peaked my interest with the idea of traveling I'm still questioning it. Mostly due to the loneliness factor. If I do simply move it will be to be close to either family or someone very close to me. One of the big factors detering me from traveling (besides the money) is my mother is not in the greatest health. I would feel aweful if I was in Europe somewhere an something happened and I wasn't able to get back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladydyver 0 #17 June 30, 2008 Quote Yeah...as much as he's peaked my interest with the idea of traveling I'm still questioning it. Mostly due to the loneliness factor. If I do simply move it will be to be close to either family or someone very close to me. One of the big factors detering me from traveling (besides the money) is my mother is not in the greatest health. I would feel aweful if I was in Europe somewhere an something happened and I wasn't able to get back. I don't know shit....but if I was in your place and didn't have a fucked up knee at this point I would move to one of the areas next to a big dz...eloy sebastian, elsinore. Of course I have already decided that is where I would end up with any big life changes.....that or cozumel mexico where I know everybody and the diving is fabulous. hang in sister...if you are really desperate you could move up here DPH # 2 "I am not sure what you are suppose to do with that, but I don't think it is suppose to flop around like that." ~Skootz~ I have a strong regard for the rules.......doc! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iluvtofly 0 #18 June 30, 2008 Besides the obvious thing of family down south another reason I'm thinking about moving down there is to be close to a big DZ. I've been to the Farm a couple of times and absolutly loved it. I also had the joy of going to Skydive Carolina for Skyfest and loved it there to. The question would be...which DZ to move closest to? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladydyver 0 #19 June 30, 2008 Quote Besides the obvious thing of family down south another reason I'm thinking about moving down there is to be close to a big DZ. I've been to the Farm a couple of times and absolutly loved it. I also had the joy of going to Skydive Carolina for Skyfest and loved it there to. The question would be...which DZ to move closest to? welll......we always end up at sebastian for the holiday boogie so as long as you are close to their it don't matter.....cuz then we can hang for 2 weeks, get trashed and jump out of perfectly good airplanesDPH # 2 "I am not sure what you are suppose to do with that, but I don't think it is suppose to flop around like that." ~Skootz~ I have a strong regard for the rules.......doc! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iluvtofly 0 #20 June 30, 2008 Quote Quote Besides the obvious thing of family down south another reason I'm thinking about moving down there is to be close to a big DZ. I've been to the Farm a couple of times and absolutly loved it. I also had the joy of going to Skydive Carolina for Skyfest and loved it there to. The question would be...which DZ to move closest to? welll......we always end up at sebastian for the holiday boogie so as long as you are close to their it don't matter.....cuz then we can hang for 2 weeks, get trashed and jump out of perfectly good airplanes now that sounds like a plan. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drdive 0 #21 June 30, 2008 Can I come ?"We saved your gear. Now you can sell it when you get out of the hospital and upsize!!" "K-Dub" " Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iluvtofly 0 #22 June 30, 2008 Quote Can I come ? Fine with me. Just gotta check with ladydiver. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #23 June 30, 2008 ...get trumped by excuses.My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #24 June 30, 2008 Quote...get trumped by excuses. IN THE ABSENCE OF A MENTAL ISSUE LONELINESS, LIKE BOREDOM ARE SELF IMPOSED conditions. If you dont want to be lonely dont be.If you just dont want to be alone, then go hang out somewhere with people of a similar ilk or interests. If you want a change of scenery and you think you might like to travel, then go for it. putting it off just makes it harder to do. Most of us as we get older realise that we put loads of stuff off unnecessarily so you can follow our lead or do it whilst your still young. Your choiceYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigway 4 #25 June 30, 2008 QuoteYou guys failed to address the lonely factor and a couple other things... Traveling every couple of months by yourself has to be tough, especially in a country you don't know the language and have no one to fall back on. Find someone to go with you and the story changes, perhaps? But it also complicates thing a tiny bit... If it were me - focus on getting a job that pays better and continue paying off school loans. As i said, Nothing changes, the person makes the atmosphere around them. .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
