WWOOFING & WORKAWAY Q&A SITDOWN

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Hi hi hi!
So I get a whole bunch of questions about wwoofing and workaway from lots of people interested in volunteering as well. I love answering your questions but as I get a lot of the same ones pretty frequently I thought I would sit down to answer them in video form. Please let me know if you have any other questions about how to get started or what to expect, I am more than happy to help! Here is how you can contact me:
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@elijimenez2874 2 жыл бұрын

Wow I’ve been day dreaming about one day traveling the world, been thinking about volunteering and connecting with communities. I just started following you, your videos are so fun and informative. Looking forward to seeing your videos to continue to inspire me. Love your family’s seaside town, what a blessing!

@BigAlAroundTheWorld 2 жыл бұрын

You are so sweet, thank you so much for your support

@marianapekle4908 2 жыл бұрын

soooo helpful! big thank you for this video ✨❤

@srijanshrestha9273 Жыл бұрын

You are an angel ! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

@DulceCatania Жыл бұрын

I’m considering wwoofing for my first time in Portugal this summer and this video was so so so helpful. Thank you 💛

@JS-eg1jw Жыл бұрын

Same! I'm still a bit anxious about travelling alone as a solo female traveler..

@annalisariboli836 2 жыл бұрын

thank you for the video

@BigAlAroundTheWorld 2 жыл бұрын

Omg so so exciting, best of luck✨

@serendipitouspareidolia2220 Жыл бұрын

How did it go?

@tabithaclapton6958 Жыл бұрын

Hey how did it go???

@birendramijar7738 2 жыл бұрын

you are the world most lucky and blessed person 💗

@MelodyAnn 2 жыл бұрын

youre the best!!!!!!

@veexverse Жыл бұрын

So helpful, thank you !

@studio.lehoczki 2 жыл бұрын

this helps a lot!!!

@elliejane4372 Жыл бұрын

Really helpful video! When you’re saying about having back up contacts incase the host cancels last minute, would you suggests telling the backups that you have something lined up but are interested for the future sort of thing? You said about forming contacts and staying in contact with them but obviously you don’t know if something were to get cancelled so not sure how to go about this. Not sure if that makes sense but thanks anyway!

@BrianFeyArtist Жыл бұрын

Hopefully the hosts site covers most all the usual questions. Reading what they have said is useful. Video call required for me.

@alissaskripko4940 7 ай бұрын

thank you so much!

@kianacampbell3107 2 жыл бұрын

My lease is up in September and I want to finally get my foot in the door I was wondering what you do for visa’s or how to go about with covid going on!

@rachaeljackson3759 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your video! You are very well spoken and this video was clear to understand and helpful! I've been wanting to travel more, but on the volunteering side of travel for a different type of experience. There are so many different programs out there, but I found Workaway becuase it had a very specific volunteer program I was looking for. Wish me luck. I'm still kind of just thinking about it, but I'm so ready for an adventure and getting to know other people! Thanks again for this helpful video!

@BigAlAroundTheWorld Жыл бұрын

Of course! If you ever have any questions let me know. I hope it works out for you☺️

@ShakaShinePressureWashing Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. It really put me at ease. I leave in 3 weeks for my Hawaii WWOOF experience.

@gregschoonove3936 2 ай бұрын

How was it!? Give us an update

@faithjohnson6039 Жыл бұрын

Hey Alessandra! I was curious if you needed a work visa at all for working at the hostel in Spain? Thanks:)

@cassitiswarts5590 Жыл бұрын

HI There Im 45 years old i live in South Africa i would like to do some hostel volunteer work abroad. Where do i start?

@valbuchanan5335 2 жыл бұрын

helpful, engaging, funny, helpful again! thanks! How much of the languages did you speak when you traveled? Did you learn more of the language before or during your stay?

@BigAlAroundTheWorld 2 жыл бұрын

I had a very basic level of Spanish and Italian going in and now I’m pretty much fluent! You learn so much by immersing yourself in the language and culture by staying with host families!

@aminahmed6887 Жыл бұрын

There is a problem in volunteer work, which is the language. What if a person does not speak English and wants to travel and volunteer, what should he do?

@richardhowe3951 Жыл бұрын

Hi. Just found your channel. Thanks for the clear info you provided. You speak well in front of the camera. . I am retired an have been wondering about doing this as a way of saving money and learning about other places in the world, not as a tourist ,of course. I have been to some places in Latin America so I am not new at learning new things. Was wondering if there are many older people doing this and if host are interested in having them? I am in my seventies but am not weak or need any assistance. I still do lost of walking and work like painting, yard work cooking among other things. I like doing language exchange. Hey . I know you are not a host but maybe you can comment of this as someone who has experience? Thanks again for the great info!!

@BigAlAroundTheWorld Жыл бұрын

I met one Irish guy in his 60s on a farm in Italy! There’s definitely people of all ages I think it just varies based on the hosts and the work they need. I would suggest just asking around to different hosts!

@bod9356 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing video, thank you. I was wondering if it is possible to earn money during WWOOFing. Some of your videos you are working in a hostel and was wondering what the processes were to work there

@BigAlAroundTheWorld 2 жыл бұрын

Same process just a different website, do everything the same but with workaway.com. They have some paid jobs on that site or if you have a side freelancing job that you could do while you wwoof

@ButterfliesPtII Жыл бұрын

Hey! Thanks so much for this video! Do the hosts pay for the plane tickets?

@BigAlAroundTheWorld Жыл бұрын

HI! Thank you so much for watching :) They do not unfortunately, but the experiences I have down have been amazing!

@lauryncovic9938 Жыл бұрын

Hi, do you do these wwoof's by yourself or go with friends/partner? Thanks

@BigAlAroundTheWorld Жыл бұрын

I did them all by myself!

@sydnieminer3439 11 ай бұрын

So happy to find this video... I leave for Japan in a week!! I've heard good things but have to ask, do you feel safe traveling in Japan as a woman??

@bringthesprite 7 ай бұрын

Hii how did it go/how’s it going so far? :)

@hananealamri1399 2 жыл бұрын

جد مهتمة

@intox1197 2 жыл бұрын

*Something that no one seems to talk about* what about certain visas in order to volunteer in hostels or hostels that pay you, I have no idea what to do with this sort of thing and was wondering if you knew more about this???

@serendipitouspareidolia2220 Жыл бұрын

Yes, that would make for an interesting discussion.

@m3vm3 Жыл бұрын

do you need to have a money for travel like: 3 thousand dollars for travel and other things?? or can i do it with just 100 dollars in my name lol?

@BigAlAroundTheWorld Жыл бұрын

I would definitely recommend having at least 1000 it just depends on how long you will be traveling

@uyoebyik 2 жыл бұрын

Do you get paid? Do they provide accommodation?

@BigAlAroundTheWorld 2 жыл бұрын

Hi! They provide accommodation and most of the time food as well! There are some opportunities that are paid.

@serendipitouspareidolia2220 Жыл бұрын

@@BigAlAroundTheWorld once the hosts get to know certain volunteers and coordinate with them very well, can they prolong the experience?

@BigAlAroundTheWorld Жыл бұрын

@@serendipitouspareidolia2220 if they have the space and availability then they do, but this is just in my experience!

@harrisonthompson7452 3 ай бұрын

Great informative video! So exciting and interesting! So I'm a retired nurse ,67, and are very interested. Do you think I'm too old for this?

@BigAlAroundTheWorld 2 ай бұрын

No I don't. Go for it!

@atameslegi 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Alessandra.. Please learn to speak Turkish. Because I think you will visit Turkey in the near future. Maybe you will live your next life in Turkey.. Who knows :)

@hamzamachkarmaroc5058 Жыл бұрын

I'm Hamza from Morocco

@WW.Mamunkhan 2 жыл бұрын

You're so beautiful 😍😁🌹

@joem5615 Жыл бұрын

Why do y'all care that much is free place

@chrisapps-dh5yd Жыл бұрын

Is any of this legal? Working on a farm or in a hostel sounds like having a job. You did say the word "work" quite a few times in this video. Did you get a work visa or work permit from the country you are visiting? Do you know if the business you are volunteering for exhaustively searched for local workers in the area before resorting to using your obscenely cheap labor? I think if you are going to steal jobs from locals the least you could do is donate the prevailing daily wage to a family you stole the job from, for each day worked. Woof woof