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criminally_minded Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 2922 City: An ocean of vibrant sound
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Posted: Jan 13, 2003 3:04 am Post subject: Coming to the USA |
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Hi all,
I am seriously considering taking off for a while, and America beckons....
I looked into going to the US a few years back, through CCUSA, and doing the summer camp councilor thing, but I didn't want to leave my girlfriend (Define: Irony). Now that I'm unattached, I was wondering if any of you guys knows anyone (particularly Aussies) who have done this, and what they thought about it. Is it a good way to see the US?
Also, what should I see/do while I'm there. I'm not talking about Disneyland, I mean where are the best places to travel around, see the sites, meet people. And where would I be able to get a tow?
I also want to cross the borders and see South America and Canada, but that may depend on $$.
So, should I ditch the job and fly to the US or maybe just stay here and save for a boat....
So many questions. Help me out! _________________ Terminate high thinking |
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Sean_Brinston Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 1259 City: Alliston Ontario
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Posted: Jan 13, 2003 6:01 am Post subject: |
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If u come to Ontario Canada give me a email or ring i can hook you up with a pull and mabee a place for a day or two if you need it _________________ Ontario Rider
Id rather be wakeboarding
Rip Mark Kenney |
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christy Soul Rider
Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 365 City: Raleigh, NC
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Posted: Jan 13, 2003 6:10 am Post subject: |
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ditch the job only if you will have something to go back to, or atleast some connections. just don't burn your bridges. you're going to want that boat some day.
while you are here, get a taste of the east and west coasts. both have a couple of states with the best of both worlds, mountains and ocean. you should probably try to visit the grand canyon and niagra falls as well. |
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Alan Newbie
Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 12 City: Nor-Dal
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Posted: Jan 13, 2003 2:33 pm Post subject: |
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crimmy,
there's lots to do here... hmmm, where to start?? first of all, don't come now (it's winter here... not much wakeboarding going on) for wakeboarding, you gotta see Lake Powell in Utah. it's also close to the grand canyon (which i think someone else mentioned). that whole part of the country is incredible... |
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STPHNSN23 Guest
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Posted: Jan 13, 2003 3:05 pm Post subject: |
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stay in AUS. just take a vacation to the US this summer. it's cold now anyway. |
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Maestro PityDaFool Who Posts This Much
Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 5252 City: Markham
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Posted: Jan 13, 2003 3:07 pm Post subject: |
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Yea man I'd say stay in Aus... Buy yourself a boat.. Start a savings account to fund your trip to the U.S. Then when you have enough take a vacation there. |
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K-dub Ladies Man
Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 14760
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Posted: Jan 13, 2003 3:08 pm Post subject: |
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Stay in Aus.......There's too many riders here already! Hahaha,j/k bro! |
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JHrod Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 3144
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Posted: Jan 13, 2003 3:09 pm Post subject: |
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stay down there in kiwi land until u have saved up sum money then when it is winter there take a vacation here and get people to give u pulls all around the country
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criminally_minded Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 2922 City: An ocean of vibrant sound
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Posted: Jan 13, 2003 8:54 pm Post subject: |
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Sorry guys, maybe I didn't put it clearly. I only ment a visit to the US, not a permanent thing. probably 3-4 months during your summer.
Sean - yeah i would love to see Canada. there are always heaps of canadians here in Aus, and they say the atmosphere is similar, pretty chilled out.
- thanks for all you opinions guys, keep 'em coming! _________________ Terminate high thinking |
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Maestro PityDaFool Who Posts This Much
Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 5252 City: Markham
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Posted: Jan 13, 2003 9:08 pm Post subject: |
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Hey CM, does ROOTS mean anything to you? heheh |
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jens Criminal
Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 96 City: orlando
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Posted: Jan 13, 2003 9:22 pm Post subject: |
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cm, i worked at a camp for a summer and at least half the counselors came through ccusa. i don’t know if they just got the worst of it or what but i would not have wanted to be them. first of all, you get paid *&%@!! second, if you are at an overnight camp which I think most of them are, you are only allowed to leave the camp about once every 2 weeks. third, when you do get that chance to leave the camp, it is really hard to find a way to get anywhere. summer camps are out in the middle of nowhere usually and there is no public transportation. so, if you don’t have a car you are going to spend all your free time trying to find someone to bum a ride off of. and, because you are in charge of kids you don’t exactly have a lot of free time to spend looking. Plus, no computer.
in conclusion, maybe my camp was just a bad one to go through but I would find out as much as possible before you come. And I think pretty much your only chance to wakeboard (unless they had it at the camp you worked at) would be if you traveled after camp was over or you happened to be very close to someone you knew who boarded.
maybe there is a different way you could come to the us, like an internship program or some stupid job, where you would have less commitment and more time to ride!? |
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criminally_minded Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 2922 City: An ocean of vibrant sound
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Posted: Jan 13, 2003 9:31 pm Post subject: |
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Maestro..... Roots? unless you mean the sepultura song, i have no idea what your talking about man! could be 1,000,000 things.... I'm having a hard time thinking today, i have a headcold
jens - Wow, that sucks. I would definetly be going to a camp which offered watersports, thats the whole idea. no water sports and they can forget it. the $$ doesn't worry me, i only need enough to stay a few months, just get by. Us aussies are pretty adept at sleeping on the ground! _________________ Terminate high thinking |
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jens Criminal
Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 96 City: orlando
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Posted: Jan 13, 2003 9:39 pm Post subject: |
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i am not sure if you get to pick where you will end up though. the girls who came to my camp couldn't. |
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Maestro PityDaFool Who Posts This Much
Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 5252 City: Markham
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Posted: Jan 14, 2003 2:53 pm Post subject: |
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A buddy of mine went to Aus and he said it can be used in the following context:
"I had some good roots today" =
"I had a good $&%^ today"... not sure if he's right though...he tends to be quite a drunk... |
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JHrod Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 3144
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Posted: Jan 14, 2003 2:56 pm Post subject: |
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jens ur right---i worked at a ymca overnight camp this summer---complete crap about leaving and stuff....only good thing was they had an air nauti |
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Pope Addict
Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 526
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Posted: Jan 15, 2003 12:22 am Post subject: |
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stay away from San Jose... go to San Francisco... don't come here to ride you guys have the weather now!
if you come to SF let me know, I'll show you a place or two. I met tons of you pissed aussies during my 2 months in Europe. There is almost more of you there than europeans!
didn't AZ used to be a place considered like hell or somethin that they would send criminals when they were banished !? _________________ out. |
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Skwake Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 1482 City: Launceston, Australia
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Posted: Jan 15, 2003 8:49 pm Post subject: |
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You will have to take a suitcase of deb if you go _________________
ontrider wrote: | I do not care to see a naked women, let alone a bunch of them at once, especially if they have surgically enlarged "unnatural" breasts. ...or blonde hair and tight butts. |
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criminally_minded Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 2922 City: An ocean of vibrant sound
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Posted: Jan 15, 2003 9:20 pm Post subject: |
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Maestro - Sounds like your friend had some fine aussie lovin'
Yes, to have a root, means to make sweet love. I thought that might have been what you were talking about, but.... i dunno...... didn't want to jump to conclusions....
Skwake - YES! DEB! The finest product australia makes. I may have to have it shipped over
What did you vote mate? _________________ Terminate high thinking |
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Skwake Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 1482 City: Launceston, Australia
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Posted: Jan 16, 2003 7:33 pm Post subject: |
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i didnt even see the poll bit at the top, i dunno what you should do man. but a mate from here at lonnie just got back from canada he was doing one of those school things and he said it was crap, didnt get to do anything just worked full on. Up to you man, we can save like 50 bucks and just sell ourselfs to the fine U.S. chicks, 45 cents an hour any ladies interested (thats aus currency too)
that should get us by. _________________
ontrider wrote: | I do not care to see a naked women, let alone a bunch of them at once, especially if they have surgically enlarged "unnatural" breasts. ...or blonde hair and tight butts. |
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criminally_minded Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 2922 City: An ocean of vibrant sound
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Posted: Jan 16, 2003 10:46 pm Post subject: |
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Sounds good, but I think your aiming a bit high at 45c.
We should be able to afford a SAN in about 70 years if we man-whore 18 hours a day. _________________ Terminate high thinking |
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criminally_minded Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 2922 City: An ocean of vibrant sound
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Posted: Jan 23, 2003 6:49 pm Post subject: |
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Wow, not a single person needs a man-whore I'll never be able to afford a nice boat. _________________ Terminate high thinking |
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