TRAVEL | VOLUNTEER | GIVE BACK

Experience the World For Almost Free Using Your Skills

Plus help out other people and give back to the places that you visit.

Hanging out on the island of Nevis in the Caribbean at our first volunteer job. Photo Credit: Author

Many people view traveling as an expensive proposition. Of course, you have to pay for your accommodation, your food, and your travel while you are away. The expenses can certainly add up.

But what if I told you that it doesn’t have to be that way?

We are currently volunteering at a family home in Bulgaria, and we are getting our accommodation and food provided in exchange for our work. This means that we haven’t spent any money on our daily lives in the past 2 weeks.

Now, this might not sound ideal to those who travel just to take a vacation, but for long-term travelers like us, it is a great way to see the world, experience different cultures, and feel like we are giving back to the places that we visit.

Plus, volunteering gives us purpose. Having a purpose in the world is a deep-down human need that many of us aren’t even aware that we have. It is what makes us feel valuable to humanity. When we are able to share our skills to help others, we feel valued.

So, our volunteering not only…