<prompt> Human: My boyfriends sister is 18 and graduating high school second in her class. She has applied and been accepted to several colleges, but she has no idea if she wants to even go to college, or what she wants to do. She really wants to go to Canada, as she has been an avid snowboarder pretty much her whole life. Unfortunately, college there is expensive and she doesnt want to go into debt, especially because she doesnt think she is the type of person to stick with only one job. Right now, she is feeling like a state school is her best option financially, but I know its not what she wants shes said it time and time again. I had suggested community college in Canada, and she really was drawn to that. My only question is, is it financially do-able for her to go to Canada and enroll in community college? If so, what tips do you have for someone whos 18 with little work experience but a passion for those Canadian Rockies? What is the cost of living there? Will she be able to survive off of a restaurant job bartender? Or is she right in thinking that she should go to a State school and save her money until she figures everything out? TL DR; boyfriends sister is 18. She doesnt know what she wants to do or if she wants to go to college. She Wants to move to Canada, but doesnt know if it is a financially sound choice. Edit : thanks everyone for your responses! I sent her the link to this thread so hopefully she checks it all out! Thanks again!  <response>: A passion for snowboarding is a dumb reason to migrate to another country. Among other snags, she had better look into residency requirements and employment rules for foreigners, and her US Canadian tax status. And, yes, it is expensive to live in many parts of Canada. Tell her to consider Colorado or Utah, where there is snowboarding. But in all seriousness, she ought to be putting her education first at this point, not recreational options. 