Posts Tagged with "working abroad"

What’s it like to WWOOF?

Thursday, July 8, 2010

21 Comments

What’s it like to WWOOF?

I like today’s guest post, by Lindsay Nicholls, not only because it is hilarious but because WWOOFing is something I’ve heard about but never had the guts to try. Never heard of it? Read on… As Ned and I washed the goat shit off in a cold mountain stream, I wondered what all the 18-35ers [...]

Continue reading...

How to Have a (Non-Miserable) Holiday Away From Home

Sunday, December 13, 2009

9 Comments

How to Have a (Non-Miserable) Holiday Away From Home

Spending the holidays away from home can be one of the most difficult aspects of long-term travel. Whether or not you are religious, the holidays are a time for tradition and family togetherness. When you are far away from the familiar it can be very easy to start feeling lonely and sorry for yourself. I’ve [...]

Continue reading...

Working Abroad with BUNAC (Part 2 of 2)

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

7 Comments

Read Part One Here The Difference between Traveling and Working Abroad When I imagined myself living in London, I had this vision of jet-setting every weekend to different locations around Europe. I was wrong. For starters, I was poor. Very poor. London is terrific but as we all know it is very, very expensive. I [...]

Continue reading...

Working Abroad with BUNAC (Part 1 of 2)

Sunday, November 1, 2009

14 Comments

I’ve wanted to talk about my experiences working abroad with the BUNAC work visa program for awhile now. The six months I spent working and living in London are some of the happiest months of my life up to this point. But even though I went to London and not India or the Dominican Republic, [...]

Continue reading...