What is WORKAWAY | Over 40 | Adult Gap Year | Budget Travel

What is WORKAWAY | Over 40 | Adult Gap Year | Budget Travel

We usually see young women traveling when we google volunteer, solo traveler, and nomadic living. Usually in their 20s, but I am here to tell you not all of us are in our 20s; I am 43 and have been traveling and volunteering all over the world.

Am I usually the oldest volunteer?

Yes, am I usually the oldest in the hostel? Also yes. Does that matter to anyone? No.

So I want to talk about traveling and volunteering in your 40s and older.
Last week I met a 70-year-old nomad. She was fantastic; we went on a two-hour hike up a mountain. She has no plans to stop anytime soon and never to return to her past life.

She has volunteered, stayed in hostels, and even had younger boyfriends. It is possible age is only a number, and often with age comes experience and many entertaining stories to listen to.

I have been volunteering with Workaway since 2018.

My experiences have varied from working with dogs and horses in Patagonia to working at a ski lodge in Japan and with elephants in Thailand.

Volunteering with Workaway gives you a unique opportunity to interact with the locals and experience the culture differently than you would if you were a tourist. Sometimes you even work with tourists from the country to learn about the culture.

What is work away?
Workaway is a paid platform. It costs 49 dollars for a single person, or if you sign up as a couple, it is 59 dollars per year. Once you have signed up, you can see the volunteer opportunities.

Most offer, at minimum, a free bed to sleep in; sometimes, it is private, sometimes a shared room, and other hosts offer food and room and board for an exchange of work.

Typically it is 4–5 hours a day, five days a week. However, that can vary by the place. When you read the profile, most of them will tell you exactly what they are looking for

i.e., someone to take care of my dogs, cats
someone to teach English to children, clean hostels, work promoting the business, working in the garden.

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