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If you had a host family and everything paid for (like your plane tickets, money for incidentals, etc) then you should be able to. $1000 USD is a lot of money and you should last a month.
On the other hand, if you're going to be alone or without a set place to stay (like the host family) and you have to pay for a place to stay and food and all that stuff, then it may be a bit "iffy"... it really depends on where you go. Prices here in the US are up and down all over the place. Always try to have more to be on the safe side. |
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Yes. You may not be able to do much, but it is possible. We also have youth hostels. I'm not sure of the rates but you can check these sites.
www.hiayh.org www.hostelweb.com When I was staying in a hotel on South Beach (Miami, FL) I met some people my age that were staying at a Hostel connected to the small hotel we were staying in & i think it was only like $15 a day. I wish we had stayed there because we paid $60 a night [that is very inexpensive on SouthBeach] |
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A $1000 is pretty difficult to stretch through an entire month traveling around the country, hotels would eat up most of your money, depending on where you are in the country they aren't cheap. If you can't possibly spend any more than $1000 camping is an alternative, campgrounds are much less expensive but you will sacrifice the convienice of an air conditioned room and sturdy shelter. Your best bet for determining how much it would cost you to spend an entire month traveling the USA would be to look up hotel costs on the internet as well as travel costs. If you have places to stay for free such as friends or family then $1000 should be able to sustain you for a month.
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It totally depends on where you're going, how long you plan on staying in each place, and how you plan on getting from place to place during your stay.
I would suggest traveling by train between places (great sightseeing of "real america" with "real americans" who have little else to do but read and talk and look out the window during the ride) and staying in hostels and fixing your own meals in the hostel kitchens. Hostels will rarely cost less than $15/nite, figure more like $25-$30. Take advantage of the organized tours many of them offer. Ask directions to the local grocery store (*real* grocery stores, NOT convenience stores) for your meal shopping. Share your meals with others at the hostel - turn it into a group thing. If you eat out, expect to spend a minimum of $35/day on food. Fixing your own meals, figure $70-100 week, using hostel conveniences and "free food" (usually spices, but they count!). Use the internet to book your Amtrak tickets and line up your next hostel. Amtrak sells a pass that's good for X days of travel across X zones. You might investigate getting that, or just look and see where they have specials and choose to go there. Their specials change weekly, I think. It depends on your preferences and how often you want to change locations. Take a pack of cards and sit in the "cafe" car, where they have tables, during your train trip. Playing cards with strangers, even if you have to teach (or learn) a game, is a great way to spend time on the train. Avoid gambling games, involving money, at all costs, though. It's a sure-fire way to add stress to your temporary relationship and might get you into trouble, to boot. Get directions for taking public transportation to your hostel from the train station...the city bus is normally about $2-3, taxis can easily cost $20-40 for the same trip, and again, you'll see "real americans" on the public bus, though most won't be near as friendly as you find on the train. Cities within 100 miles of any coast are usually MUCH more expensive places than other places in the country. No matter where you find yourself, there should be plenty of free or fairly inexpensive things to do, providing that you're sociable and ask around. |
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I'm sure some have done it for that amount or say you can but I wouldn't advise it. Youth hostels are not widely available in the US as they are in Europe and parts of Asia and other low-cost lodging facilities can be unsanitary and even dangerous.
Public transportation is also not often available and hitch-hiking in the USA can also be very risky and even illegal in places. My advise is to save up until you have at least to $ 3,000 to spend before coming here for a month or seek student employment in the US (see the second link) to work for a few months to earn some money before traveling as a student tourist around the country. Good luck! |
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