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Swimming in the Freezing Icelandic Sea
For most of my young life I had a poor relationship with water. There are many reasons for this (queue the memory of my dad holding me underwater to “help me” like it more), but the main one is that I am typically a cold person. I like being warm better than I like being…
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My Workaway in Iceland
Somebody asked me once “You’ve already been to Iceland. Why would you want to go back?” Because it’s amazing. That’s why. That was the motivation that made me look for a Workaway in Reykjavik and the reason that I ended up spending the last two weeks of my first three months in Europe there. Arriving…
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My Workaway in the South of France
Part of what makes Workaway great is getting to be where you want to be and getting to do what you want to do. Every once in a while the two converge and you end up in an incredible place. Such was the chance that got me to work in Roquebrune Cap-Martin, France. In May…
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My Workaway in the North of Germany: Fences, Barns, and lots of Ice Cream.
All right, so I left behind the 300 year old house with the donkeys, and made my way to the next Workaway in the north of Germany. My mode of transport happened to be a Mercedes-Benz A-Class AMG that I found through Blah Blah Car. My driver and I were swiftly moving towards Hannover at…
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My First Workaway Experience: Donkeys, Gardens, and Lumberjacks.
Is there a better way to learn a language than by immersing yourself completely in it? I don’t think so. Well, in 2019 I decided to take a leap and go do just that, immerse myself in the language by living with families and communities who only spoke German. And how did I do this?…
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Adventures With My Traveling Blue Bible
When I was getting ready for my first trip through Europe in 2019, I thought, “Hmmm. I’m gonna be living out of a backpack. I’m gonna need a small bible.” So, I made a post on Facebook asking friends and family if they would be willing to give me a small pocket-size bible that I…
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How to take a Good Good Vacation: The best advice for first time travelers.
My goal with this blog is not to give advice. I don’t want to tell you what to do, I only seek to inspire you to go out and discover. However, I truly believe this one piece of advice is so important that I will break that rule. Maybe you’ve already got your bags packed…
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The Coolest Thing That Ever Happened to Me
People sometimes ask me, “Raul, how did you end up living in Liechtenstein?” Well, here’s the story of how that happened. I wanted to work for BMW. BMW is a German company and I figured learning to speak German would give me a leg up. So, in college I majored in German, and I remember…
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Traveling For Revenge In Italy
In 2019, I traveled for revenge. Here’s how it happened: Since I was 12 years old I wanted to design cars for BMW. I figured that speaking German would give me a leg up. So I went to the University of Arkansas and I majored in art and German. Well, in three and a half…
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