I think I'll hit the road for $8000

Today I have $8000 and I think I'll take it to Israel for a month of intense Hebrew. A flight on El Al is $1700--a little more expensive than other carriers, but safer than safe.

Once there, I'll need 4 hours of hebrew lessons for 4 days a week. Then the other three I'll be traveling around my safe-again country. It is pretty hard to get a good estimate on the lessons. But my private lessons are $40/hour here. I'm going to say it costs $640/week for Hebrew and I'm going to do it for a month. $2560.

I'm also going to stay in a decent hotel. Let's be honest, that is about $100/night. So that is another $2800 on room. That leaves me $2640 to spend on weekend travel and food. Given that a wonderful lunch can be had for just a few sheckles, I think I'll be fine.

Ah... a month based in Jerusalem, studying Hebrew, traveling around Israel on three day weekends. Priceless.