By Prudence Smart
My American adventure with Workaway
International is almost here and I am so excited to start this journey!
I first heard about Workaway through a
friend of mine, Robin Miller, who has previously been on the programme. After he told me about how amazing Workaway
is, I carefully considered joining, but nearly passed on it because I thought I
would probably need to pay a lot of money to be a part of it.
Needless to say, I was wrong, and I am so
happy I didn’t let this opportunity pass!
Robin kept persuading me to go to a presentation, which I finally did,
so I owe it to Robin who helped me kick-start this adventure.
When I got that phone call to say I was
successful, I literally did a happy dance and my bags have been packed for two
weeks already.
Ok, so let’s rewind a bit: First I had to
attend one of Workaway’s presentations (there were quite a few running this
year from 5 August onwards). Team Workaway is very organised and everything is
explained in detail at these presentations.
All participants are reminded of the dates for interviews, visa
appointments and all other relevant dates during the entire process, which
makes it so much more convenient for the applicants. This also made it easy for
me to carry on working while getting all my paperwork ready for the visa.
I worked until the very last week, and then
spent five days being a tourist in my own city. Cape Town is truly a beautiful place and I
will surely miss waking up to the splendid Table Mountain every morning.
My
motto for this adventure is “I believe in myself and my ability to do my best.”
I know that it will be hard work and that I need to give it my all, but my aim
will be to also take some time out of my busy work schedule to see a bit of the
environment I will be living in. So keep reading as I will be sure to update
you on ‘all things Florida’ and maybe a few trips into the greater America too!
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