In reply to matnoo:
I'm off to Peru (Lima) to teach (for 2 months) & then off travelling for another year.
Sold my house & taking a gamble (come back to no house, job or posessions after yesterday's car-boot sale).
Been eternally skint all my life, but that won't change unless I get some well-paid job (v. unlikely).
Thought about it for a while & have chance (no comittments/ties) to do it now so going for it. Could go t*ts-up & probably will, but I'll risk it for a biscuit.
Tricky one for yourself, if you get chance to do any of these sort of things & situations/ties permit; go for it.
Itchy feet only get itchier, so they say.
Probably no help whatsoever, but that's my little story.
p.s. Whereabouts is your mate going to teach in Peru?