| Throughout my traveling experience, I've discovered | | | | planting or shearing. |
| 3 amazing ways to escape the money limitation most | | | | HELP EXCHANGE (HELPX) - An online provider of |
| of us would encounter. I'm saving myself a lot of | | | | host organic farms, non-organic farms, farmstays, |
| money from staying in budget hotels to meet my | | | | lodges, homestays, ranches, B&Bs, backpackers |
| tight budget. I get to taste the local, exotic food | | | | hostels and even sailing boats who welcomes |
| cooked by the host themselves. Plus, I get to mix | | | | volunteer helpers to stay with them short-term in |
| with the locals, living in their world, share their views, | | | | return for meals and accommodation. In the typical |
| building my network, and most of all; I have acquired | | | | settings, the helper works an average of 4 hours per |
| adventurous experience and involving myself to | | | | day in exchange for free board and food for their |
| change the world for a good cause. Other than | | | | efforts. This time range can vary considerably |
| working abroad to get the paycheck as you travel, | | | | depending on the tasks at hand and the host's |
| these are the alternative ways: | | | | preferences. Helpers have to sing up for a premier |
| 1. Be a volunteer. | | | | membership before they can take full advantage at |
| WWOOF - Stands for World Wide Opportunities on | | | | HelpX. |
| Organic Farms. In return for volunteer help in organic | | | | 3. Being hosted. |
| farms, WWOOF hosts offer food, board, and | | | | COUCHSURFING- The best thing about this |
| opportunities to know more about organic lifestyle. | | | | community is it provides a directory of both hosts |
| Various organic farm hosts from 53 countries | | | | (accommodation provider) and surfers (traveler) from |
| provides thousands of location throughout 6 | | | | 232 countries who are willing to host or surf. They |
| continents to choose from. | | | | aim to create networks and connection between |
| At SVP - Stands for Sudan Volunteer Programme | | | | traveler and the country they are visiting. The host |
| and this is a United Kingdom based charity. | | | | provides meeting from as simple as coffee breaks to |
| Volunteer's tasks include teaching students in | | | | multiple months of stay. There are more than 1.5 |
| university, college, and schools of impoverished | | | | million members and a wide range of location to |
| country. Boards and meals are provided throughout | | | | choose from. |
| the stay. | | | | HOSPITALITY CLUB- Also provides a directory of |
| 2. Help exchange. | | | | hosts and surfers. The club is flourished by |
| WORKAWAY- Involves working for a particular | | | | supporters who believe in one idea: by bringing |
| individuals, organization, or families in exchange for | | | | travelers to get connected with people in the place |
| food and accommodation. Workaway.info aspires to | | | | of their journey, and by giving "locals" a chance to |
| introduce working travelers and language learners to | | | | meet people from other parts of the world where |
| like minded hosts, without having to pay expensive | | | | increasing intercultural understanding and strengthen |
| agency fees. The work involves including simple task | | | | the regional peace are possible. |
| like babysitting and shopping, to painting, building, | | | | |