Making Travel Work for You You want to see the world. You’re also broke. Is there a solution to this problem other than binge-watching Bollywood films? Yes! The solution is to make money, or at least break even, while you travel. Some of the most popular options are teaching English, working in childcare, taking a job in the airline industry, or doing some form of work exchange. TEACHING
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As English grows into a global language, countless organizations are working to match English teachers—even without previous certification or experience—with schools across the world. Mallory Siebers, 24, is currently teaching English in a “hagwon” (after-school academy) in Seoul, South Korea. The organization that Siebers works for, Adventure Teaching, pays for plane tickets, housing costs, and teacher salaries. The job can be difficult and demanding. “Moving abroad is a really big life change,” Siebers says. “And there are days when you’ll want to quit.” This is why Siebers recommends having valid, personal reasons for taking an international teaching job. Siebers’s own love of Korean pop culture is one of her reasons for teaching in Korea. She has loved being able to afford concert tickets for her favorite bands.
When Arizona native Tylene Nichols was 19, she applied to be an au pair on an international website. She was offered a job in Rivarossa, Italy, to nanny a family’s three daughters. Nichols paid for her own plane tickets, but her salary allowed her to keep her spending low while in Italy. Nichols traveled on weekends, and spent her free time during school hours in Rivarossa or neighboring Turin. “I could easily take a train or a bus into Turin and spend the day at museums or out with friends,” she explains. She particularly enjoyed her relationship with her employers. “I was able to become part of this family,” she says. “I did not feel like ‘hired help’ at all, more like a big sister.” She is planning a return visit to Rivarossa in the near future to introduce her Italian family to her husband and baby daughter.
Illustrations by Tiffanie Abbott
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