basically they hook up people who want workers with people who want to travel, and pay their room and board with some agreed number of hours a day.

there are some really great young people wandering around being helpful.

a fun way to encourage cultural interchange, meet new folks and make progress with projects.

a bit like WOOFing but less exclusively agricultural.

there are about 20 more people coming between now and october. we get to grow a huge garden, and eat the produce together!

i tried it last year and was dead impressed with the quality of people, and how much i learned from them about their different countries.

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