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I applaud your descision to study philosophy. I can see there are several philistines here already claiming that philosophy is useless , and i suspect that they are more lost because of it. I did somthing similar to the Journey you sound like you wish to go on , a journey of personal self discovery and exploration, Albeit , my field is history rather than philosophy.
I did it two ways. Firstly , i got on a foreign exchange program . I spent a year studying in the US (Im British) and i had a fascinating time simply interacting with my fellow students. Then , i went on a cross country journey by train , Bus , and hitchike. I spendt months just drifting from city to city for the experience of it . All said , i spent about $1500 on the actual travelling , but far more on the study portion , but that will go towards my education in general.
I highly recomend europe. If you can , i suggest a student exchange. If your not a student , you can backpack around europe with little difficulty. If you go during the summer , you can do it in about 2-3 months. If you go during the winter you can do it cheaper , especially if you stay in the hostels (which are better for meeting people anyway). I suggest spending a week or more in paris , Berlin and prauge , with an option to hit rome , which is a must IMHO.
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