The Golden Ticket: A ticket around the
world
After residing in Sicily and then serving
a mission for my church in the most beautiful country of Slovenia, I was ready
to see the world. However, I knew study abroad programs were way out of my
small student budget and flights to distant countries were SOOO expensive. But
one day all those things changed.
My best friend and I were
having lunch with a friend, well actually he was interested in her but couldn’t
find a way to get her alone, so alas he was stuck with me too! I tried to stay
out of the conversation and focus on my remarkable saag paneer that laid before
me when casually he mentioned a Golden
Ticket. My ears perked up. What was it? A
ticket around the world. How does it work? I don’t know, I think you get so many stops but have to travel one
direction around the globe And how much is this so called Golden Ticket?!?! I don’t know maybe around $3,000. My friend and I looked at each other
with that look only best friends can exchange. The look that says “yes we will
find it, and yes we will buy it”! I then spent the next week googling
everything and anything I could find about this golden ticket. It was only
January and yet I knew what my summer plans would be. I turned down a job as a
country director for a local NGO, I took on extra shifts at work and began
researching countries I had never even heard of in preparation. Jaims, my best
friend was luckily by my side and ready to go. We looked at countless companies
that offered discounted flights and round the world tickets but found the best
option was through STA Travel. If you are under the
age of 26 or a student or teacher, they offer the best deal I have found on
international flights including round the world tickets. Check out their
website- they usually have awesome deals all over the globe!
And thus our adventure began!
