It all depends on where you wanna go. If you wanna have a trip in China and in the meantime learn Chinese, it will not be a problem even you don't have money. You as far as I know can apply for the scholarship from China government.

hei Ioanna :) nice to know that you are also a couchsurfer! greeting from Indonesia :) hi Kiwii... i've been to Belgium on my Eurotrip vacation and i spent 500 euros for two months, doing couchsurfing and WOOFING in between. in my opinion, actually you dont need much money to go on traveling, and it depends in which area would you like to go. the first step, you have to make a plan about where do you want to go, how many days, then budgeting. i know someone in belgium who said the same thing as you, and he was my host. he was too afraid of going on traveling and wondering maybe people will kill him or he will get an accident while traveling. thats why he let travelers stop over at his place so that he could share their traveling experiences while sitting on a cozy couch. and you know what? no body knows when will we die, even if you stay at home, walking on the street, for example, and suddenly a car hit you and then die? it would be such a pity. trying to be safe in your comfort zone and still die in the end :D

@ioanna: what is an easy job for you? Because here in Belgium there are no easy job What is couch surfing? If it's trying to sleep on the couch of people i don't even know sorry but i prefer staying unemployed in Belgium, it's less dangerous

Find a job to earn some money. Then you can buy yourself tickets and as for accomodation, you can always try couch surfing :)

try to do it! believe yourself All roads lead to Rome