Originally Posted by
gooselee
...? You have no idea why the friend wanted/needed to go to Africa or if she could/could not afford it. Nor does it have any relevance here.
OP did something nice for a friend. For whatever reason, something went sideways about it. Let's stick to discussing that.
I dont care if they were going on a mission, humanitarian effort, or their dead grandmothers funeral. My opinion simply states that OP tried to do something nice for someone and I would have told my friend to pack sand(actually the people I call friends would not ask me for something like this). Not only did OP pay for the flight, but also cost them around the monetary value of another $540 they werent expecting. I get that they probably had no idea what they are doing, but this "friend" doesnt have boundaries.