<p>I wanted to study abroad but then I realized that I would need to take an extra year of school to do that since my courses are so scheduled in my major and they are only offered once a year. I was thinking that this summer would be the perfect opportunity to travel around Europe. I just have no idea how I would go about doing that and I have no one who wants to spend the money and go with me. Any suggestions?? Good tours??</p>
<p>You don’t need tours or study abroad or any of that nonsense. Just get a few thousand dollars together, and book a flight to Paris. You might want to book a youth hostel for the first night. Do not book anything else. You’ll meet loads of other people (mostly from English-speaking countries that are not the USA), and make friends and go to places. Then you’ll decide where to go next and get on a train.</p>
<p>This is not hard. This is what hundreds of thousands of Australian/British/etc kids do aged 18 before going to college every year.</p>
<p>WWOOFing is pretty popular way to travel. I have a friend who spent a summer in France that way, first working at an organic farm and then working in a bakery. [WWOOF</a> - World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms](<a href=“http://www.wwoof.org/]WWOOF”>http://www.wwoof.org/)</p>
<p>Also, if you’re fairly comfortable with strangers, look into couchsurfing. [CouchSurfing</a> – The world’s largest travel community](<a href=“http://www.couchsurfing.org/]CouchSurfing”>http://www.couchsurfing.org/)</p>