Whether you are a white-collar worker who is bored with the routine of working life, a student who wants to do something different and improve himself and his foreign language during the summer holidays, or a traveler ready to set off with a backpack. be; If you want to discover new places, live experiences, experience local life and cultures, make friends with people from different nationalities, and most importantly, do all this without paying any money, it’s time to meet workaway.. So what is workaway?

In this article, allows you to realize the wishes of “work and travel” and “volunteer abroad”. Starting from the question >What is a workaway, I will try to explain workaway in the form of questions and answers, such as what it is for, who is suitable for her, where to go, is it possible to earn money, is there time to travel.. I am not the first to write the article and have this experience, my wife prepared the article.. Let’s thank him and listen to him

Workaway?

• Workaway.info is for travelers who want to gain local experience on their travels, and for these travelers to open their homes and ask for help with the jobs they need in return. It is an internet portal that brings together the homeowners who want to meet.
• You choose the region you want to go to through the profile you created in this portal and start searching for hosts that meet your criteria.
• You will correspond with the host you see fit, and if they approve of you, you will be ready for workaway.
• We do not pay for accommodation and food, Traveling the world in the cheapest way, paying for it by working, is actually an answer to the question what is a workaway.

In Workaway, you can work at home, hotel or on the farm like me.

What does Workaway do ?

• You can learn everything about the language, accent, traditions, food of a region in the world, in short, everything about the culture of that region. It offers the opportunity to learn from the first source by experiencing it personally.
• For example, you want to improve your English and you want to speak with a British accent. You can get it after you spend enough time with a family that can meet these requirements.. Or, like me, you can improve your German, get to know the Bavarian culture and try the farm life you have dreamed of since your childhood.
• In short, whatever you want will work.

In which countries is the Workaway held? Where can I go?

After clarifying the questions of what is workaway and what is it for, let’s come to where we can have this experience. To make a workaway

• Europe,
• Asia,
• Australia,
• Africa,
• America

you can go anywhere in the world like. To find the place you want to go, you can see the alternative hosts in a list by first selecting the continent, then the country, then the region.. So you can travel the world by doing Workaway.

There are hosts all over the world for Workaway.

Do I need a visa for Workaway?

Do I need a visa for Workaway. You need to have the visa of the region you want to go to.. Workaway does not provide you with a visa service; so you normally have to handle the visa process yourself, similar to how you get a tourist visa.

Should I get insurance for the workaway?

You must have insurance for Workaway. It’s the same thing as having international health insurance on your trips abroad, and you should definitely have it.. Many hosts already remind them in their profiles about the subject.

I got very close to the animals I love during the workaway.

Is Workaway paid?

Workaway itself is free, so you can eat during your stay You don’t pay anything to your host, including. However, if you want to contact the hosts and have this experience after creating the profile required for Workaway for free, you should get a paid membership.. Workaway fee, more precisely, Workaway membership fee is determined as 39 Euros. If you wish, you can experience this interesting experience with your partner, friend or children.. In this case, 49 Euros is paid for double membership.. Apart from that, you do not pay any fees to the hosts you will be guests.

What should I pay attention to when creating a profile on Workaway?

You will see fields that you need to fill by following a certain format as on other sites. Remember, the answer to the question What is a Workaway was to travel the world by paying for accommodation and food by working.. For this reason, when creating your profile, it would be appropriate to write down why you joined the workaway world, what you like to do, what kind of experiences you enjoy, what you can help the hosts (for example, cooking, babysitting, teaching yoga, taking care of the reception at the hotel, etc.) and your special skills.

You need to specify your ‘boundaries’ as well as what you can do. Be sure to indicate your special conditions such as allergies, things you do not prefer to eat (pork, meat, dairy products, seafood, etc.) and fear of cats and dogs in your profile or inform your host in advance.. They predict that you will behave in the same way if you do not notify them. -align: justify;”>How do I find the host that I will work with?

After creating your profile, you can now start searching for a suitable host for you.. Select the region you want to go to from the search section, press the search button and examine the incoming hosts one by one.. Here are a few points you should pay attention to:

• What kind of work did the host demand from his guests?
• About the host, previous guest How are their reviews?
• How often and how long did the host respond to incoming messages?
• When was the host last online?
• Availability on the host’s calendar Does the situation match your travel dates?

This information is very important; because all the details you can get about the people you will stay at home for a certain period of time are on the person’s profile.. The same is true for you, so we talked about the things you need to specify in your profile.

Bavarian (German) home in my workaway my owners.

The part about how often hosts are online and how long they respond to messages is especially important; because even if you find a host (host) exactly the way you want, there may be situations as if you are making an agreement with another host because it reads your messages too late.

The right house for you After you find the owner, you send a request message explaining why you want to be their guest, what help you can provide and what you aim for in return, and then you wait for an answer.. After the answer is received, it is easy, phone numbers are exchanged.

If you wish, you can bring a local gift to get a good start when you go.. I brought a double roasted Turkish delight, they loved it.

How long can I stay where I work?

Workaway is not something to do for a weekend or a few days unfortunately. Hosts usually require you to stay for a minimum of 2 weeks.. One of the farms I applied to refused my request, saying that you need to stay for a minimum of 3 months.

You can think of the workaway period as a minimum of two weeks.. But if you really want it but only have one week, you can still try your luck.. Maybe a suitable host will come up.

Room given to me during Workaway.

What kind of work is done at Workaway?

Host owners have this information in their profiles, you need to read it thoroughly and make sure you are suitable for the job. need. If you want to stay in a farm-style place like me, you must be athletic; because the work done really requires physical strength. Carrying a wheelbarrow, hammering fences with a sledgehammer, and shoveling will put strain on your arms, legs, shoulders, and lower back.. Therefore, each host writes what they are looking for in their profile in detail, and you have to read carefully.

What is the host responsible for providing the workaway person?

The landlord will provide you with everything you need to live, such as three meals a day, a place to sleep, a bathroom, a toilet.. Considering the cultural differences, if there are things you can’t do or eat here, please write to your host beforehand so you don’t encounter a surprise.. By the way, during your stay at home, you can eat not only three meals, but as soon as you get hungry, you can also cook it yourself.. As you can see from their profiles, the hosts are very understanding and flexible about this.

One ​​of my duties was to feed and water the animals on the farm.

How many hours a day is the most worked in Workaway? Is there money for work?

Many hosts write 5 hours a day on their profile, but there may be different situations.

You’ll find that some host profiles are operators of places like hotels, hostels, or nursing homes. For example, if the landlord you are applying for runs a small family hostel in a village in Bavaria. They may ask you for help with any work that needs to be done in a hostel, so there may be a more overtime working environment in this type of establishment.. House, garden or animal care work with a normal family may be a little more flexible.. For this reason, you should carefully examine the host profiles and understand their demands thoroughly.

No one will pay anyone anything as accommodation and food will be provided to you in return for your work.. So no money is earned during the workaway.

Partnering in the local life of the hosts is one of the most interesting aspects of the workaway experience.

What are my responsibilities when the host accepts me?

What you are responsible for is usually on the hosts’ profiles described in great detail. For example, the family I stayed in had even prepared a guide and I think it was a guide that most corporate companies do not even have.. They had written very clearly which job would be done when and how often in the form of a list.

When you are shown the job you are going to do when you first go, make sure to ask what you do not understand, and be sure to report the things you think you cannot do.. Thus, you will be able to agree on what is expected of you and what you will do.

Do I have any extra expenses in Workaway?

No cost as long as you stay at home. You don’t have to shop at home. However, all the expenses you make outside the house in your spare time will be yours.. You also pay for things like transportation to the destination yourself.

Organic and healthy living

Do I have time to take a walk during the Workaway?

The sooner you complete what is expected of you, the more free time you have stay and of course you can spend your time traveling. In the remaining time, you can explore the environment and enjoy the local life.. Also, you don’t work on weekends.

Is Workaway a good way to improve English?

Absolutely yes. I think it is a very correct method to improve not only English but any foreign language.. Here you need to pay attention that it is a good method to ‘develop’, not ‘learn’, because if you do not know a foreign language at a certain level, you cannot contact your hosts or understand what is said to you when you go, even if someone else does the correspondence on your behalf.. In other words, before you go, you need to know a foreign language ‘to tell your troubles’, then you will do your best to improve it.

I think it is useful to pay attention to the accent of the region you are going to.. For example, in the region I went to, a different language called Bavarian was spoken.. Although they spoke German, they had a distinctive accent.. Since my priority is to get to know the Bavarian culture closely, I chose this place because I wanted to experience that accent and Bavarian a little bit; but if I just wanted to improve my German, Bavaria wouldn’t be the right choice because of their heavy accent. Therefore, if your priority is to learn a language, choose the region you will visit carefully and make sure that your hosts are in the character to help you with this.. You won’t achieve your goal with a host who isn’t very talkative, read the host comments carefully.

You can wander around or sit in front of the computer in your spare time

If I get bored or something goes wrong with Workaway, can I quit?

After all, it sounds nice from afar, but you may not find what you are looking for when you start, or you may find that you cannot do the things you think you can do very well and you may find yourself in trouble (I hope nothing will happen ) In such a case, you may quit the job.. As a result, there is no written agreement, no amount to pay in case of withdrawal.. However, your host may write you a negative comment as he will be disappointed and will be alone during your absence.. This can turn into a disadvantage for your next workaway experience.

How is eating and drinking during your workaway?

You need to set out knowing that the food culture abroad is quite different from ours.. For example, breakfast is a light meal, as it is not seen as important in any other country except for us.. It usually consists of marmalade spread on coffee, a croissant, or a slice or two of toast.. Apart from that, lunch and dinner are the meals we know as more normal.

You usually eat together what your host eats.

In order not to have problems, it is necessary to pay attention to the details, especially about eating and drinking. For example, if you eat the meat very well cooked, you should definitely state this; because in other cultures, medium or rare meat is preferred.. Or if you are going to a non-Muslim place and do not eat pork, you must specify. If you are very fond of bread, you should inform your host, if necessary, you should buy as much as you need from the nearby markets.. Since tea is not consumed as much as we do, it may be reasonable to take tea bags with you.. In general, you can easily handle meals other than breakfast, but if you can’t do without eggs, olives, cheese, honey and cream for breakfast, you can have a little difficulty

If you are not satisfied with your host’s food, you can cook it yourself.. In this case, you can ask them to shop for you; It is important that you explain your situation and try to reach an agreement by talking instead of complaining or getting angry.

Workaway is not a place to snuggle!

Can I go to Workaway with my wife, friend, kids?

You can find a host who is willing to accept more than one guest at the same time; most of them fit. If you’re not alone, don’t forget to select the ‘couple’ option in your profile.. I read in the guest comment of a host that a New Zealand family with 2 children stayed for two months, it must be a very interesting experience.

Continue with my article describing my own experiences, my life during the workaway and my recommendations. click to view: EXPERIENCE WORKAWAY IN GERMANY

—

What is Workaway if you liked my article, you can contribute to reach more people by sharing it on social media, you can follow the following accounts of Hayat ve Seyahat’ for new articles.

Instagram: hayatveseyahat

YouTube: Life and Travel

Facebook: Life and Travel

These May Also Interest You:

How Long Does It Take to Learn German?

Overseas Interview Questions

Car Prices in Germany vs Turkey

Workaway Experience in Germany

The Bad Sides of Germany: From Someone Who Decided to Return to Turkey After 7 Months