8 Ways to Earn a Living While Traveling Abroad

Via Refine the Mind:

People tend to believe that traveling abroad will cost them a fortune, or else deep down they haven’t overcome a fear of entering the unknown. Well, I’m here to tell you that traveling abroad doesn’t have to break the bank. I mean, sure, if you want to live a 5-star lifestyle in a foreign country it will cost a pretty penny, but you shouldn’t want to do that. You should want to live with the people and experience the culture because that’s where the magic happens. 

Jordan at Refine the Mind shows us eight ways to earn a living while traveling abroad:

One Example: WWOOF

This is something I’m probably going to do within the next few years. Through the World Wide Organization of Organic Farms (WWOOF), you can travel to many different countries and work on organic farms. Basically, you work for 4-6 hours per day in exchange for food and housing with a host family. This leaves the majority of your day open for exploring and other activities. With the necessities covered, you only need to pay for travel expenses. I have friends who “WWOOFed” for 6 months in Japan, and some friends of a friend did the same for about 6 months in South America.

Click to see seven more interesting ways to earn a living while traveling abroad.

We posted a song from this awesome documentary earlier today, “Here’s to Now.”

We enjoyed watching the doc and highly suggest watching it when you get an opportunity. Its streaming on Netflix!

The World Geography shows us 18 unique hotels from around the globe. Check it out — here.

Serendipitously meeting people and connecting is one of the best parts of traveling. Tonight I met an interesting woman who is passionate about her job at the airport.

She gets to check people in and help them with their bags. I met her after my flight as she handed me my carry on bag which was stowed underneath the plane because of its size. I was last in line and no one had thanked her for her great service so I knew it was appropriate to greet her with extra positive energy. It was well received and we began to chat about work and life.

When I asked how long she’s been at O’Hare and if she likes it, her eyes lit up and she smiled saying, “I love it.” She said she gets the opportunity to meet people from all over the world saying, “You never who you’re going to meet and connect with.”

Her statement rung true as tonight, I briefly connected with Sabrina and made the determination that both the airport and our society is fortunate to have her!

This isn’t the first time we’ve blogged about positive energy in airports. Have any of our readers had similar experiences?

The traditional maps and globes that we look at are not always drawn to scale. Consider this phenomenal portrayal of Africa’s true size:

Thanks to Creative Commons for the innovative map!