Decisions, Decisions

Sometimes, it just sucks to have options. Life was definitely a lot simpler back in high school when all we had to do was worry about college applications. Well, at least I knew that I was going to college for the next four years. Right now, I'm still in limbo about what I'll be doing after graduation because the IAESTE program that I was looking at was a fail for me. They had a lot of great internships and longer-term positions and all of them were paid; the only problem was that they were also only looking for engineers. Now I'm looking at BUNAC again and a few other similar programs like Real Gap Experience and Cultural Embrace. (They all help you obtain a visa, provide orientation, etc.)

I also happened to take a look at the Australian Visas & Immigration page. Apparently, if I wanted to be able to work in Australia, there are several types of visas that I can get. The one that I would probably be applying for would be the 12-month Work & Holiday visa. But the catch is you can only apply for that visa once in your life - which is fine since I probably won't be able to take a year off to bum around in Australia anytime afterwards. But I'm also stressing about the fact that I have the option of getting a 4-month Work & Holiday visa instead. So do I want to bum around in Australia for a year? Or 4 months? It would be great if I could bum around for 4 months in Australia and then bum around Peru or Costa Rica on a volunteer trip. But from my parents' perspective, bumming around at home would be way cheaper. Like I said before, sometimes, it sucks to have so many options. But I've started to make a budget in Excel for all my options (the benefits of having an obsessive compulsive need to plan my life). Hopefully, I can find something cost-effective in the next week or so.