Less than happy news
I want to thank all of you for your opinions on whether I should take the trip to Holland. I'd meant to post before now that you'd helped me to make my decision. If the opportunity came I would definitely be on the next plane out of Canada.
Unfortunately my cousin didn't realize that a $300+ ticket still had at least $300+ worth of taxes which need to be added. I wanted to be sure he knew that, 'cause as much as I want to go and experience this adventure, I wouldn't be comfortable with him spending more money than he should just because I'm excited about going.
I heard back from him today, only to find out he's sending the $200 we'd agreed on, which means no trip in February. I'm not disappointed in Alwin as I said, his offer was far to generous to begin with. But unfortunately it's easy to say don't get your hopes up, whether you like it or not they're probably already up, so disappointment is bound to happen.
Hasn't been the best of days for me to begin with so I know my mood is just feeding my disappointment. I wish I could say that I'll be able to save up for this trip at some point, but I think so long as I'm suffering from depression and therefore on disability it's unlikely I'll ever be able to save up enough to make this trip.
Best to understand that, than get my hopes up again.
Unfortunately my cousin didn't realize that a $300+ ticket still had at least $300+ worth of taxes which need to be added. I wanted to be sure he knew that, 'cause as much as I want to go and experience this adventure, I wouldn't be comfortable with him spending more money than he should just because I'm excited about going.
I heard back from him today, only to find out he's sending the $200 we'd agreed on, which means no trip in February. I'm not disappointed in Alwin as I said, his offer was far to generous to begin with. But unfortunately it's easy to say don't get your hopes up, whether you like it or not they're probably already up, so disappointment is bound to happen.
Hasn't been the best of days for me to begin with so I know my mood is just feeding my disappointment. I wish I could say that I'll be able to save up for this trip at some point, but I think so long as I'm suffering from depression and therefore on disability it's unlikely I'll ever be able to save up enough to make this trip.
Best to understand that, than get my hopes up again.