since everyone is throwing in crazy ideas...
Build a great trojan or spread a virus that is not detected - creating a large botnet, or gain access to a large number of credit card numbers. Then hang out on shady IRC servers and announce your shady exploits, you will probably be invited and they will probably pay for your transport and stay as well.
Build a great trojan or spread a virus that is not detected - creating a large botnet, or gain access to a large number of credit card numbers. Then hang out on shady IRC servers and announce your shady exploits, you will probably be invited and they will probably pay for your transport and stay as well.