It's been a while since I have written an updated post. SO... I figured this morning, it was time to set things straight:
Because of the down-turn in the economy, as many of you know, it's found to be quite impossible to obtain work visa's anywhere in the world, besides your own country. Unless you make more then $60,000 a year, hold a master's degree, and hold a unique skill that no one else holds in that country, then working in such Country, in Europe especially, it's quite impossible at the moment. Not to say that working abroad is impossible, but at the moment, for what we are looking for, it is. But there are alternatives that might or might not suite such as:
1. WOOFING- working on a farm or vineyard, or orchard, in exchange for a place to stay & food to eat.
2. Under the Table- Finding work illegally in such countries, no paper trail, no proof of work.
3. TEFL- Teaching English as a Foreign Language (Bachelors degree required, and TEFL certificate)
4. Freelance work in such countries with "under the table" pay. With specialized talent.
5. DON'T WORK, and live abroad, volunteering, and come back when one is out of money. $$
SO, as you see, these are roads less travelled for obvious $$ reasons, but roads travelled non the less. In the last few months, Adam and I have done extensive research, and found that if we wanted to make our travel dreams come true, we need to SAVE Up, and put our careers as priority. Either that or .... all sails to the wind, and off to a far crazy adventure with pennies in our pocket!
HENTZ, our FINAL CONCLUSION:
Because of our many "brainstorm plans", and driving our Friends and Family CRAZY with our insane wild dream antics, we have decided to keep quite, and not tell a sole. Our true plan, weather it be Traveling over seas in a few months, NYC, California, Chicago, WHO KNOWS!? Once we find ourselves there, and have set sail, whatever the Call to Action is, we will let you know when we physically get there.
Thank you to all who have tuned in, and don't loose hope just yet. Keep checking our site, and definitely check back in August, the mighty winds will be a'stirrin'.
Kapich, kapich.
i vote California!!! <3 jessica
ReplyDeleteHi Brooke.
ReplyDeleteLong time reader, first time writer. (And yes, I know that this post is old, but if you see the frequency of my blog posts and what's going on at work, I'm sure you'll understand.)
You should just do whatever that keeps you happy and healthy. The economic downturn is just another obstacle that you'll need to go around or through.
We'll need stories, however. Perhaps some pictures to follow. (Fodder for taunting, of course.)
Later.
-JB