9 days to kill in the US
Hi everyone, I (29F, european) was supposed to reunite and spend 10 days with my first bf this summer. He is american and the plan was to go to his hometown. Our plans have been canceled, I will not be visiting him we will not meet and I am left with a round trip to the US. I did not pay for flex tickets and I don’t want to waste the money. Also I absolutely love the US so I am happy to solo travel there. I’ll be landing in NYC but I already know the city very well, I want to explore some place else.
The question is what to do?
I was thinking about taking a cross country amtrak train ride? Has anyone ever done that here? Money is limited so I would only take a coach ticket, not a roomette.
Also thinking about renting a car and just drive around? I am not a good driver and would likely break the rental car.
I have been thinking about wwoofing but I doubt they’ll take anyone for a week during summer where the activity is so high ? I figured they would only hire people who could stay for +1 month.
I have never solo travelled so I am a bit worried and am looking for an option that will be safe, cheap and allow me to enjoy the US.
What would you girls do if you had 9 days to kill in the US?
Any advice welcomed, I am so lost and scared and chaotic 🥲