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Anonymous
at 18 I think it's a good age to go explore. Make sure you don't just drop everything though. Finish your semester or your quarter or whatever system you're on, make sure to let the school know what your'e doing so when you come back you can pick things up again
There is another option available if you're willing to wait a couple years, and that's in a study abroad program. You have to have top grades for most of the good programs so that'll motivate you to do well in school.
The great thing about it is, if you go most anywhere in europe/asia, etc, you'll be able to have a new hub. From California, it's really difficult to go explore and that's why I understand your need to get out and see the world. If you were from belgium or somethng, you probably would have seen the neighboring countries by now.
So if you go study in London for example, you'll have weekends off of school and you'll be able to travel cheap with your friends. You're getting your studies done, traveling in foreign countries, and you're not putting your life on hold to go explore either. It's really a good way to travel. Likewise if you head to japan/korea/china, you'll be able to travel cheaply from there too. Although, never forget your vaccinations and all that, and if you're going to do this backpacking thing and haven't been out of california, drink only bottled water unless you're going to Norway or Sweden~
Hope that helped~
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