Does this mean that I to wait a few years for my wish to come true? -

My mom told me that life isn t that easy to get what you want (I know that already, but I still have hope). I would like to go to a different place when I start graduate school (places like california or Japan in the cities). I currently live in NY, and I want to travel (explore something different) and be a little more independant so that I won t feel like I always have to rely on my mother for everything. By the time I graduate from my bachelors degreee in college I ll be about 21 (where I m pretty much legally an adult). She says that even if I get a job, an intersnhip, and a partime job in the summer that it still might not be enough because the places I want to go are expensive. If that is really true does that mean I will have to wait a few more years before I can live in places like that? To be honest I would like to travel and learn about different things while I m young. Is there anything I can do to obtain this goal that I want so badly?

It is true. These are expensive places. You dont have to *move* somewhere to go there. Just take a vacation. You can see a lot more places than one or two. Go by yourself, if you want a learning experience. While there, study the price of thingsGet the feel of the city, and what life would be like on YOUR income. Not just the feel of the city.Like if you moved to LA, youre not going to be living in Beverly Hills, youre going to be living in an area, with crime and rents that dont give you much for your money. See the realistic side, not the fantasy side.

Have you explored the military options? Check with a recruiter and see what you can do about continuing your education while training and serving? The best part is you get paid. It will be tough, I can t sugar coat it but you will get experience that no one will be able to take away. Here s a link:http://www.todaysmilitary.com/careers

Check out the possibility of working overseas with the U.S. Government. The U.S. hires many people to work in their consulates and embassies overseas.Someone else already suggested the military - another good option.Get in touch with the U.S. Peace Corps - you get the chance to work overseas in a variety of countries in a variety of different roles - plus help build goodwill between our country and others - an option for after gradation.What course of studies are you enrolling in? There are often exchange programs whereby you can study overseas for a semester or two.There s many options open to you. Start by talking to people who have travelled and worked overseas - ask around, there s probably more of them living around you in your city than you realize. Everyone faces the same obstacles your mom is talking about - ask them how they overcame them.Don t give up on your dream. Pursue it, and start now - or you ll find yourself 20 years from now, married with kids and a mortgage and no more dream.It can be done - but it takes hard work and persistence to realize that dream. You sound like you may have what it takes... GOOD LUCK!!