Barbados vs Egypt?

Our new home in Augusta is quite cozy but the area is just....well, let's just say I've been away from the south for a long time. Thinking about summer break, a full three months down here, I can't see myself doing it. So I'm keeping my options open. One of my new year resolutions is to travel more so I've been looking at the study abroad programs at my school. Two jumped out at me, Egypt and Barbados. Egypt would be life changing but Barbados would be a vacation in itself. Both are month-long trips but Barbados cost a good thousand more. I mean think about it...Caribbean food, tropical weather, SWIMMING WITH TURTLES!! And you know how I feel about turtles. The only thing is, where am I gonna get a good two thousand dollars by summer?? Egypt's more reasonable but my heart is in the islands. I'm frantically searching for a scholarship in the meantime. What would you guys do?