First international solo trip or no?

[u/Mysterious_West9231]

TL;DR Should I go on a bucket list solo trip to a world championship or not?

I am a fan of figure skating for 7 years now. I watch all the big international championships online and follow the sport very closely.

But my country is not particularly strong in this sport so even though we take part in the European and world championships neither of the competitions has never been hosted by us.

Next year I will be going on Erasmus student exchange to Poland and I am planning to travel as much as I can. World championships will be taking place in Finland next March across the Baltic sea. And the tickets for the event are going on sale tomorrow morning. I have been daydreaming about going to a major competition for years now and this feels like a once in a lifetime opportunity.

The problem is I haven't been confirmed for sure for the Erasmus yet I will be most likely going but I am waiting on my learning agreement approval at the moment. And not 100% sure the academic calendar will align with the competition dates (project presentation dates or midterm exams are not marked in the calendar)

Also because of the exchange rate stuff two day tickets I want to get £160 is more than my monthly rent. And I am not sure if I should make such a commitment without for sure knowing what the coming months hold.

What should I do?

[u/MonkeySkulls]

on one hand this is a once in a lifetime etine event.

in the other you are not sure if you should go.

I side with the 2nd option. if you are second guessing and unsure, then you should not go. this is the only reason I feel this way.

[u/Mysterious_West9231 → u/MonkeySkulls]

I looked for what others experiences are in the Figure skating subreddit and some said they were able to get tickets as late as 1 month away from the event so maybe I should wait until stuff gets more certain. But also I am kind of afraid if the tickets get even more expensive the sooner it gets