I have a good friend back home in FL who is moving across the country (to SF) in a couple weeks. She's my age, so she's pretty young, and is going to be driving her car with all her stuff from FL to CA (a minimum 5 day trip).
I told her I would be up for taking the road trip with her, because I've always wanted to drive across the US and stop places and take pictures (like the grand canyon, stop in colorado because i've never been, stop everywhere that looks cool). The only problem is, I would have to take 2 weeks straight off of work, and buy the plane ticket there(about 3-400 dollars). This means I would be losing about 2,500 dollars by doing this, because I'm making at least 1K a week. I can't really afford that, I'm saving up to move to NZ at the end of the summer, and I'm already taking a couple weeks off in July to go to wyoming.
Still though, I need a break from Portland. My bf finally got a real job and is making positive changes, my roommates are driving me a little crazy with all their partying, and I might need a little break from dancing because I'm burning out a bit. It would also be good for me to see my friends back home because I dont have many girl friends in portland ( i have like 1 good friend, and my 2 girl roommates but they're more like acquaintances) I also miss the beach and the sun and I think i deserve a vacation.
My bf doesn't want me to go because he worries about me driving across the country and camping out because we're two girls. He also says that flying home just to drive back is pointless and she should do it on her own because planes pollute the environment more than driving a car for a year.
I already told her I would go, but I haven't booked the ticket yet and there are no concrete plans and it's only 2 weeks away. I can tell her I can't afford it and she'd be a little disappointed, or I could go, lose 2,500 dollars but possibly have a really good time.
So... should I stay or go? I have to tell her today.


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