I have a friend, from Romania, who is not well off financially. I'd love to visit Bucharest, but it, at the time, seemed more sensible for her to visit first as I have nearly 6 months of vacation days saved up. We're figuring 4-5 months of goofing off all on my dime. We had planned to hit Philly (closest to me), Washington, Pittsburgh, MD, Dayton, and NYC as well as a cabin that is owned by a group I belong to. I never would have imagined the types of grief folks here have gone through just to have a friend come to share the sights.
The problem, from what I see, is her lack of having a dreamjob, a house, and a lack of many family members. She has a Mom nearby and she left a job teaching English to elementary school Romanians. The cost will be mostly mine. She has a few thousand rubles in her account. I made the invite, I feel like I should shoulder most of the costs (as well as most of the trips being my idea).
From what I've read, this is Red Flag central. Is there any way to allow her to visit? She will surely be returning home, but I'd love if she visited again in a year or two.
Has anyone else dealt with this?
I'm new to this. I've only been to the 18 states and my only trip outside the US was to the Dominican Republic. How has everyone else dealt with this?
You folks scare the junk out of me
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I have a friend, from Romania, who is not well off financially. I'd love to visit Bucharest, but it, at the time, seemed more sensible for her to visit first as I have nearly 6 months of vacation days saved up. We're figuring 4-5 months of goofing off all on my dime. We had planned to hit Philly (closest to me), Washington, Pittsburgh, MD, Dayton, and NYC as well as a cabin that is owned by a group I belong to. I never would have imagined the types of grief folks here have gone through just to have a friend come to share the sights.
The problem, from what I see, is her lack of having a dreamjob, a house, and a lack of many family members. She has a Mom nearby and she left a job teaching English to elementary school Romanians. The cost will be mostly mine. She has a few thousand rubles in her account. I made the invite, I feel like I should shoulder most of the costs (as well as most of the trips being my idea).
From what I've read, this is Red Flag central. Is there any way to allow her to visit? She will surely be returning home, but I'd love if she visited again in a year or two.
Has anyone else dealt with this?
I'm new to this. I've only been to the 18 states and my only trip outside the US was to the Dominican Republic. How has everyone else dealt with this?
Best wishes,
Colesy