So here's the run down. I'm going to China for a college class (Advanced Chinese) over the summer. The class is about ten days long, but afterwards I'm free to do as I please. The problem was, when the class was offered I was the only one interested in actually going to China. We needed two or three more people to make the trip legit. So, I was told to wait until the end of January to make any sort of arrangements for the trip.
Thursday, January 21st, I am told that there is now enough students to go on the trip. Friday, January 22nd I am told that I need to have my plans submitted by 5:30 that same day. So, willing to take a bit of a risk, I am spending two well-planned months in China, and one month in Japan with zero plans or preparations at all.
To emphasize the issue. The only thing I know about my stay in Japan thus far is that I will be there from July 20th to August 18th, and that my plane arrives in Tokyo. I have no idea where I'm going to live for a month, and since I'm a college student I don't have very much money at all.
Normally, I would just crash at a friends place for some sort of compensation; however, I don't actually know anyone currently living in Japan. The hotels are of course going to be insanely priced, so I have no idea what I'm going to do. I may be able to afford a host family if I can muster a couple thousand dollars before the trip, but my job doesn't pay very well.
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Try looking out for some Extras jobs in your area. Won't give you thousands in weeks/months, but they can certainly give you more than nothing. Also look around for some Stagehand jobs. You'll pretty much be told completely what to do (push boxes off a truck, plug cables lined up in zone X into plugs in zone Y) and sometimes you can even stay for the show (and pack up afterwards). You can also look around for bits of furniture/other bits to sell on Craigslist or other places for some extra dough.
ReplyDeleteAll decent ways to make some quick cash. Well, relatively quick cash.