Well for starters, I’m 16 years old, female, and reside in the US and I am interested in a volunteer program in Madrid, Spain called PuebloIngles. To elaborate a little, the week stay and everything at the program is free, the only thing I need to pay for is my travel expenses. I’m really excited to go and I don’t even know if I’ve been accepted to be a part; however, what concerns me is asking my parents about actually going to Spain. I’ve never travelled out of the country, or even travelled alone, and me going to Spain would require both of those.
I’m very confident I can do well alone and won’t get hurt or lost or anything of that sort. Another thing that might pose a problem is the cost of the trip. According to checking various websites, the cost of the trip will range anywhere between $500-$1000, which is actually a VERY good deal for a supervised week trip to Spain. I had previously asked to go to a weeklong summer camp at a nearby college, but was rejected because the camp was $1150. So getting to go on this trip on the lower end of the price spectrum would be an amazing deal compared to the other trip.
With all this, I’m not confident on how to approach this and convince my mom and dad I will be fine on the trip and to allow me to go. I really need some advice to comfort my parents about me traveling abroad.
And if you have any other suggestions to make on this subject as a whole, please tell!
Is there an age limit for this program?
How about doing something similar in th states?
Do you have your passport?
You will be going to college soon , you may want to leave this for leverage instead of spring break.
I sent my son to spain for two weeks last year and he was fine although he was a couple years older and was meeting a girl friend there. Can you get a friend to go with you?
I would not let my 16 year old daughter go without me. When she is 18 and can pay her own way then I will send her.
If you can’t figure out how to convince your parents you are ready to go , then you are not ready to go. You should not have to convince them.