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My First Formula One Race: The 2019 Monaco Grand Prix-Part 1
Anyone who is a car enthusiast, and even some who are not, have heard of the legendary Monaco Grand Prix. It is one of the oldest and most prestigious races in the world, where Formula 1 cars drive through the narrow streets of Monaco surrounded by celebrities, yachts and glamour. Some say you can find…
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One Lap Around the Nurburgring Racetrack
I have only been inside a race car at the legendary Nurburgring racetrack in Germany once in my life. And it happened to be with my friend Jesse. Meeting Jesse Jesse is one of the most interesting people that I know. The day that I met him was a beautiful sunny day. I was walking…
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Couch Surfing in Europe
Couch Surf is a platform that allows travelers to request to stay with a host at no cost. The idea here is that you bring something to them, whether that be a meal, or a story, or a skill. The host can reject you, but they can also welcome you in and invite you into…
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Couch Surf in Iceland: Using the Hangout Feature.
Perhaps one of the coolest features from Couch Surf is the Hangout feature. You don’t have to spend the night in someone else’s home. You can just hang out with them. This is one of the best ways to see the place where you are from a local’s perspective, and that can lead to some…
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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: Hedges, Camping, and 24 Hours of Sunlight
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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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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