Traveling is my passion and for over a year now I have been postponing travel plans because circumstances did not allow for it. Usually because of work. The places I really want to visit are only nice to visit in the warmer months, so last summer I was dead set on traveling. But because of work, I was not able do go anywhere. It really bummed me out that my whole summer was wasted. And then even in the fall I was prevented from doing it, again because of work. So I promised myself that this spring and summer, I would finally take the trips I've been wanting to take. I had a shitload of PTO saved up and I would make sure to tell them in a long time in advance so as to secure my time off before a conflict arises. But I just got laid off this week, which basically threw a wrench in my plans. Now if I get another job, I will have to work probably for a good 3 months before I will be allowed to take a vacation, if not more than that. If I had been let go a a couple months later when we were in the midst of spring and summer, I would have the option of going ahead and getting my traveling done and then returning to find a job and get back to work. But I don't know if I can afford to sit without a job for 3-4 months until the warm months arrive and I get to travel. So essentially this happened at the exact worst moment, as though specifically to ruin my plans again. Am I really supposed to spend another summer not going anywhere? This is just not fair. I cannot sacrifice another year of my life. I feel like a prisoner.