College senior wants to see the country before graduation.
I'll try not to get too longwinded, which is a habit of mine when talking about things I'm passionate about, and road trips are on the top of my list (too bad they don't offer that
major here at USC!) I'll give you a little background on myself. I'm a 22 year old college student from South Carolina, and for as long as I can remember, I have wanted to
take a massive road trip accross America. I have done a bit of travelling before. In the summer of 2000 and 2004, I travelled the country with a performing group by bus, but
only at night. During the day, all I did was rehearse at local high schools. I didn't really get to "see" hardly any of the country. The thing about that was in travelling by
bus, I had no control over where to go. I want to take a road trip to wherever I choose on the spot, and see the sites I want to see.
As a 5th year college senior, during the summer and Christmas breaks, I work to pay for college expenses, although my dad still pays for a lot of it, including gas. It's
about time I do something like this that I have always dreamed of doing, and to seriously start planning it. Pretty soon I graduate and then teach (music.) I am talking with
another senior who wants to do this with me. I've waited long enough, I'm 22, I've always wanted to do this, and now I'm going to do something about it.
I have very limited funds. Part of the fun of it will be roughing it, sleeping in the car, staying at the occaisional hostel, eating out of a cooler, and getting showers wherever
we can. The only major expense will be gas. <b>My question is this. What can I do to prepare, and what tips do you all have for living on the road for a few weeks?
What's the deal with "campsites" that I see on my road atlas? What do I bring? What else do I need to know? Etc. I need to make a list.</b> Hopefully sometime over
Christmas break this could happen, although I could go somewhere closer over spring break, or next summer.
Thanks for listening, and any advise/suggestions/ideas, etc. would be greatly appreciated.