I have made a terrible mistake.

I came to live and work in the Caribbean for a year.

Great, so I only shelled out £450 to get here, I spent a fabulous time in the sun, became a teacher, made wonderful new friends, had beautiful experiences and had myself an utterly fantastic year. So why the maudlin sarcasm Jess?

Well I didn't count on not being able to get back to the UK, did I? I have come to realize now, that while a flight to get here was pretty cheap, it is nigh on impossible to fly back for the same price, which is kind of what I was counting on seeing as I've been earning less than £50 a week. The best prices I can find to fly back to the UK have been £7/800, some quotes as high as £1,000/1,5000.

Rip. Off.

So, I now find myself in the enviable position of being absolutely skint, with an incredibly modest amount of pesos clinking together in my bank account, and no flight home. In short. I am stuck, and have no prospect whatsoever of raising the cash to get home.

HEELLLLLPP!!!!!!