How to travel for free after graduation (almost!)
There is apparently no such thing as a free lunch – as if that is the case, is there such thing as free travel? Well, you still might need a credit card in hand, but you can still see the world, even if you have mountains of debt burden on students:
Teaching English Abroad
Want to spend 6-12 months to get paid to spend time in amazing places around the world? It sounds far-fetched, but there is a massive demand for certified teachers TEFL, everywhere from Indonesia to Italy. You have to spend a few hundred pounds / dollars getting a TEFL certificate, but with 2 million learners English worldwide, the opportunities are enormous.
Contrary to popular opinion, does not need teaching experience is not necessary to speak the local language and sometimes not even need a title. There is a drawback that still have to pay for flights and vaccines. However, some schools will reimburse you the the costs of their flights when his contract expires in 12 months, and some even pay for your ticket in advance. So with a little observation penny bring home money in the bank.
For more information about how to make it happen free download of the graduate guide Teaching and Travelling abroad: http://www.onlinetefl.com/graduates .
Labor holiday in Australia
OK, so this is almost free – flights to Australia cost more than £ 600, but once you're there you can keep your costs down, working on the fly. By Fortunately, the Australian economy has not suffered as much as the UK into recession, so there are plenty of jobs around bright-eyed backpackers. Most people who receive a working holiday visa to one year for six months or so working in one of the big cities then, six other months around the country moseying burning through the money you've earned. So not free but definitely a blast.
For more information, check out http://www.immi.gov.au/visitors/working-holiday/.
Volunteering on a farm
If you are craving a simple life, what work on an organic farm? WWOOF (http://www.wwoof.org/) provides people with farmers around the world and your hard work (usually about 4-6 hours / day) pay for a roof over your head and food. Experience is not always free of problems: some are very remote farms and is generally a surprise about where you rock, but it can be a very rewarding and relaxing experience. Again, not exactly free though: you have to pay for a list of farms in the country you want to visit (usually around £ 20 – 40 pounds), flights and vaccines.
Visit http://www.wwoof.org/ the whole truth.
Hitching a ride on a yacht
Do you know your port from starboard, her mainsail spinnaker? Probably not, but even without knowing one end of a vessel of another may be able to hitch a ride free in exchange for cooking, cleaning or general cover in a yacht delivery.
Verification websites like Crewseekers (http://www.crewseekers.net/) or the Association of Cruise (http://www.cruising.org.uk/) for detail jobs.
Or, for some options cheekier …
Busking
Maybe the most wildly optimistic – a guitar and left on his merry way. Just be careful with the police and rival street musicians. Oh, and have a credit card on hand to bail out if your strumming is not be as good as I thought …
Join religious groups
Almost all know someone who did the Alpha course for sandwiches later. This is only the large scale (and infinitely more ethically dubious) version. Search groups worldwide religious and worm their way for food and lodging free. Better not think about the long-term consequences yet …
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Teaching English abroad is the perfect opportunity for any English speaker to explore the world. As long as you’re a fluent English speaker, a TEFL course is your ticket to the journey of your life.
