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Re: Thanks from US students
by Eric Laffoon on Friday 20/Oct/2006, @14:50
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If you are actively contributing to KDE you can get assistance. Look at the link at the head of the article for more info on the conference and costs. I found http://airfareplanet.com to have the best deals.
Before you go getting too grateful for accommodating students realize that travel costs are substantially higher during the summer than in fall. Then get used to having a second class economy. I found out Dublin was something like the third most expensive city in the world. It cost $10 for a warm meal in a fast food place that was larger than what I consider a children's meal. Seriously, I walked out of Supermacs after eating a 3.40 Euro burger to Burger King next door to address my hunger. The 3.40 Euro burger was about the size of a 99 cent Wendys burger. I'm told that Scotland is not far behind in cost and of course they still use pound sterling there. In Heathrow I bought a bagel with cream cheese and bacon and a diet coke for $11. Granted that's an airport but in Chicago O'Hare I got the same with smoked salmon instead for $8.
Also remember that in the US we have diverse cultural cuisine and in Scotland they have haggis. In Dublin I got a Hawaiian pizza that replaced the Canadian bacon with corn. It really is fun going to aKademy and I love every one of them. There was a lot to like about Dublin, but I advise talking with someone who attends these to get prepared. Don't expect to eat cheap. Don't expect a hostel experience to be like a hotel experience. Do expect to spend time with fun people, soak in KDE technology and see fun places. |
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