<prompt> Human: Im currently a Sophomore in college and I am planning to pay for a trip for my parents and me to go to China. I saved up about 8K worth from working part-time and online since I was in high-school. This is more than enough for the three of us for the off-seasons, but I have school during those months. My problem is that I dont know if this summer of 2016 is the best time to go, since its so expensive, but it may be the only time Ill get in my life with them. I also dont know if its worth it to spend such a large sum of money all at once, especially because Im in college and my mom is currently the only one working. I love my parents very much and I really want to take them to their home country. My mom hasnt seen her dad in over 10 years and my dad hasnt gone back since coming here at the age of 18. My worst fear is that I will never get the chance to go back to China with them, explore the cities with them, and learn about my culture because Im gonna grow up too fast. Junior year, Ill hopefully have a summer internship or co-op lined up. After that, Ill graduate from college and go full-time. Ive seen my older brother go through this process of growing up and now he cant take more than 3 days off consecutively without losing his job. Soon, he and his girlfriend are going to get married and his life will be even more busy. Im really thankful for all my parents have done for me, and I want to share memories with them before its too late. Now that Im older, time seems to be moving too fast...  <response>: First of all, its really admirable that you would like to bring your parents back to visit their home country again.My advice to you on this would be to go for it. You are young and have many years ahead of you to make up the 8k again. This is an experience that you will remember for the rest of your life. You havent said it in as many words but your parents must have been there for you and your brother during the years to say that you both ended up studying in university.Perhaps if you run the idea by your brother he could also contribute to the trip?As regards the journey itself there are great resources out there like skyscanner that highlight the cheapest times to fly to destinations. Also if your parents have family in China there could potentially be some night you wont have to pay for accommodation? Also their relatives over there would surely be delighted to see them again and surely wouldnt expect them to pay their own way all the time? I realise that I am being presumptuous here and maybe even a bit cheeky but it would take a lot to go through your whole 8k budget, considering the relative strength of the dollar v. the yuan.Good luck! 