When the suspended platform began shaking in the wind – quivering, just like my hands, from the chilled tension – I glanced at Kelli’s fingers. Hers twitched as well. We were both just minutes from leaping off a 134 meter stage with an elastic rope tied around our ankles; and at that moment, I knew […]
Working Holiday Guide: Basics
8 Reasons Not To Take A Working Holiday – and Why They’re Bad Excuses!
” Make voyages! Attempt them…there’s nothing else.” – Tennessee Williams Sometimes, the only obstacles blocking the path forward are self-placed. We may dream of a working abroad, of packing our most precious belongings into a backpack and moving somewhere new, but find reasons not to apply for a working holiday visa. “I can’t because…” Too […]
The Who, What, Where & When Of A Working Holiday Visa
Only 200,000 people applied for a working holiday visa when Australia first introduced the temporary employment scheme in 1975. Thirty six years later, I was one of over 107,000 international travelers claiming an opportunity to live and work in Oz. What was created to “foster closer ties and cultural exchange between Australia and partner countries, […]