Yeah, you won't like this, BUT - I wouldn't let you go if you were my kid either. Too many freaks and weirdos in the world.

I'm 37 years old and when I first went to Austin my sister was FREAKED out that I was meeting "strangers" from the net. I reassured her that I really knew Aly pretty well, and she was eventually comfortable enough to settle down about it. She did have my cousin who lives in Austin check up on me twice a day though.

Honestly, you can't be too careful. Plus, you'd be in the US? No WAY would I let my kid go to another COUNTRY with a "stranger" she's been talking with for "the last couple of months". I wouldn't even go myself after knowing someone such a short amount of time.