TSA, questions, food and other stuff as well!
I had a look at some travel videos, particularly videos about flying into the US. Someone said in one video, that you had to fill out a TSA form, that lists your name, where you are from, your DoB, where you are staying and if you have anything to declare."Oh my," was my first thought. Then I found out, that the TSA asks five questions, when you arrive: Purpose of visit, length of stay, where you will be staying, what you do for a living and if I have anything to declare. The answers are similar to the form I have to fill in on the plane, so if I give the same kind of answers that I wrote on the form, I will be let into the US. I need to sort most of the things out, but, as someone pointed out in one of the comments on an earlier blog, I have a LONG time to go before my trip, but it doesn't hurt being prepared. I am an old boy scout, so I live by their motto: Be prepared!
Given all this light stress about securing my entry into the US, I have begun saving a lot of money. I do that by buying cheap items, that I can mix into something edible and tasty. I am also beginning to cook in batches, so I can freeze the food down, and thaw it up later. Yesterday, I spent $12,76 on things, that would result in two days worth of food. I am usually not a big eater, so I can easily get by with spending $15 per week. In Denmark, at least. I am not sure how long $100 will last me in the US. I might do some research on that. Which is the cheapest store to buy food?
In order to be VERY prepared, I plan to lay a budget for my entire week in the US. I really want to buy souvenirs to bring back home with me. Or maybe just something for myself. A flag or something. Maybe some shoes as well.
But in general, I am looking forward to the trip, as you can probably tell by my constant rambling about it. It's my first blog about this subject in four days, so it's not like I am bombarding you with blogs about the subject. As we get closer to my departure date, I will probably write a lot of blogs about it.
Comments (8)
I think eating out is always more expensive so if you can cook for yourself you'll save a lot. Maybe you could create some dehydrated space food to smuggle inside your hand luggage? No need to buy any food then and it already sounds like you're planning a trip to another planet!
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Letters turn red or blue.
I would believe you can pick any colour you like.
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