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Originally Posted by 1stLand
Your brother and his wife sound like nice people.
Don't take offense by me saying this, but I think your nephew would have learned more working to pay off his debt, then he would have learned studying frivilous crap in India.
A lesson in responsibility and the value of money are lessons he could utilize for the rest of his life.
Galavanting off to India, because other 'hipsters' have gone down that path seems hardly worth the money in my opinion.
That is the problem with today's youth. They take up fruitless degrees and areas of studies that lead to debt and with no gain in practicable hire-able skills.
Then they end up camping out at Olympic Plaza in tents.
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Disagree 100%. It wasn't just $5000 invested in conventional education. Traveling and seeing the world provides some unique insight that can only be gained by traveling. When you travel abroad, especially alone, you learn a lot about yourself and gain perspective (maybe the most important lesson of all).
In everyday life or a business environment, I am much more interested in hearing about people's travels and experiences (good and bad) than about their degree or business achievements. Travel enriches people. If you are fortunate enough to travel, do it. Work hard, save money and do it.
This might sound different from my initial response in the thread, but I feel that Dion's nephew is a completely different situation than puckluck's friend.