How I did it: The "30" days is an estimate since it could take a year or a week to do this. Really all this one requires is a lot of planning and saving. Check out hotels, or hostels if necessary, or crash with aforementioned friend. Make sure both of you have things to do to begin with so that if you are a little awkward you can talk, but there's a context, but I encourage having some down time to just hang out and be yourselves, talk about fandoms, etc. Getting up the nerve not to be awkward, or to let yourselves be the awkward people you are, is the only real hard part.

Lessons & tips: I mean, the only con to this kind of thing is if it turns out that you're more attached to the friendship than they are, which can happen, but usually in my experience is something that's been more longterm than short term. It's not an issue if you want to meet someone once, it's an issue if you want to date them or move in with them.

Resources: Um...orbitz?

Jan 17, 09:21PM PST | 0 comments | 5 cheers