Totally works. Just stay at a hostel for the first month in the new country. You'll meet a ton of people from all over world, including some who will be stayi

Totally works. Just stay at a hostel for the first month in the new country. You'll meet a ton of people from all over world, including some who will be staying in the country, so you'll have friends for at least six months. Hostel folks tend to move around a lot :) For meeting people, it'll be lifechanging just to see how easy it is- "where are you from?" "how long are you traveling for?" "where are you going next?" "where have you been so far?" Everyone's in a foreign country, everyone's looking to meet people, so everyone makes themselves super easy to meet. If you're in a good hostel (I'd HIGHLY recommend Hostel Suites Palermo in Buenos Aires, ~$10/night) then this won't be something you'll consciously be thinking about, it'll just happen. I worked from the patio of the hostel the first day and wound up going to dinner with eight folks from all over the world, by the end of the night you'd have thought we had all known eachother for years. Give it a shot!