I am 26 and I agree with the others who have said to travel. I am constantly hitting the road or air and seeing more of the country. I haven't made it outside of the country but I want to hit Ireland and the Virgin Islands in the next couple years. Thats my goal. 
@Closingracer99 wrote:
@red259 wrote:
@flawesome wrote:Traveling eh? What if I skipped that and got an entry level job in my field of choice with few vacation days? At 23 there is plenty of time, but I can't see leaving this job for travel being a good idea(though I had a coworker insist I travel as well).
Depending on your job they may give you limited vacation time, but maybe they can defer your start date a month or two? The type of travel I am talking about is going for a month or two at least and just bumming around europe/south america/asia wherever. My first time abroad was for 2 1/2 months, which I did as part of a summer session in graduate school. You can see a lot of different countries and get a good international view point. You have your whole life to work.
+1 I have visited about 9 different countries: Mexico 3 times, France, Spain, Morocco, Panama, Costa Rica, Bermuda, Jamaica, and Dominican Republic which translates to 2 other continents. And did this all before the age of 18. Travel now while your young because it will just be more difficult later in life
How exciting that all sounds!
I started a year and a half ago so delaying my start isn't on the table. It's not exactly a dream job at $15-something an hour but I applied to 20+ technician jobs before anyone would give me a chance. Plus I get to use electron microscopes and ion beams and all sorts of plasmas do-hickies. So long as I'm learning how to do new interesting things here I'll be hard pressed to leave for travel adventures. I'm sure I'd get a lot out of it though.
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