| I always keep my eyes open for
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| | back to Canada was harsh. I went from +
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| interesting people, and Krista Scott just
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| | 30 degrees to -25 degrees. I had also
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| absolutely grabbed my attention. I first
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| | gone through this amazing adventure,
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| met Krista 2 days ago on a whitewater
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| | while life for my friends had pretty much
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| kayaking weekend where she accompanied
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| | stayed the same. It was difficult to
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| our group to do our first kayaking
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| | adjust when I came back. But it gave me
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| lessons on the Ottawa River. In the van
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| | the idea to take an ESL (Teaching English
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| she told us that she recently did a 13
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| | at a Second Language) program to get
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| month trip to Australia where she did all
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| | myself an international career.3) Please
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| sorts of harvest work in different
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| | tell us about the ESL program that you
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| locations. She also mentioned that she
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| | took.The brochure for Trent University's
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| completed an ESL program at the
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| | ESL program literally fell into my lap
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| university and is heading off for her
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| | one day. I decided to take a one-year
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| first teaching assignment to Vietnam this
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| | program at Trent in Peterborough
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| fall. I knew at that stage that this was
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| | (Ontario). It's a great program, it's 2
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| a very interesting young woman and I
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| | semesters long and includes 100 hours of
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| decided I would get to know her a bit
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| | theory and 20 hours of practical
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| better.Krista is a very cute young woman,
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| | teaching. The classes were small, there
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| always in a good mood and sporting a
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| | were only 10 of us. Most of my
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| great smile. Later that evening, Krista
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| | co-students were retirees who were
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| gave a special performance after sunset
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| | launching second careeers.4) You have
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| at the campground of something called
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| | plans to go on your first ESL teaching
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| "poise", a former Martial art developed
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| | assignment to Vietnam. What's in store
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| by the Maori people that involves the
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| | for you?In the first year after
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| rhythmic twirling of two long wires that
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| | graduating you don't have a lot of choice
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| have a wick at the end that is set on
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| | with ESL since you don't have real
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| fire. One of her co-workers was playing
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| | teaching experience yet. I wanted to go
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| the bongos and the performance did have a
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| | to Vietnam, but I figured I would more
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| very aboriginal feel to it. The image
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| | easily be able to go to Korea or Japan
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| that is created in the dark is of circles
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| | where there is a big demand for certified
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| of fires whirling around the performer in
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| | ESL teachers. Contrary to China, in these
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| perfect coordination with the rhythm.So
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| | 2 countries you definitely need
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| without further ado, here is Krista
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| | credentials to work in ESL. Through a
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| Scott, a very adventurous, endearing
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| | stroke of luck I found out that one of my
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| young woman, as you will discover
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| | friend's parents lives in Vietnam and he
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| yourself.1) Please tell us about
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| | will be able to make some local
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| yourself.I am 25 years old and I'm
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| | connections for me and I am planning to
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| originally from Cobourg, Ontario. I have
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| | head over there in September. I don't
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| always loved the outdoors and loved to
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| | know exactly yet where I am going to go,
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| play outside. When I finished high school
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| | but I am sure I will find my first ESL
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| I wasn't ready for university. I went
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| | assignment with his help.5) You learned
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| travelling to the prairies and started
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| | how to do "poise" (an impressive twirling
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| working in a restaurant in Regina. I met
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| | of 2 long wires whose ends have a wick
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| a lot of cool people along the way. From
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| | that is set on fire) in Australia, tell
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| there I went west to work in Alberta as
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| | us more about that.Poise was originally a
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| well as in Whistler, B.C. There I worked
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| | martial art used by the Maori people and
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| in a grocery store and at Boston Pizza
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| | it involves two wires with a wick at the
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| and spent the rest of my time
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| | end that is set on fire. Then at night
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| snowboarding. I also ran into a lot of
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| | you twirl the wires in different patterns
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| Aussies there. I knew this was a place
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| | around your body, usually set to music or
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| that was going to suck you in with its
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| | drums. I met some people in Australia who
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| addictive lifestyle, so I decided to head
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| | taught me some pretty good moves and I
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| home. Based on my friendships with these
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| | have been performing occasionally in
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| people from Australia, I decided to get a
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| | public or entertaining people on the
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| working visa for that country, something
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| | campground with it. It's a really fun
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| that was pretty easy to get for a
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| | thing to do.6) You now work as an intern
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| Canadian citizen. I had decided I wanted
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| | for this adventure travel company called
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| to go to Australia to travel and work
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| | Equinox. What do you do there, how did
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| there for a year.2) Please tell us about
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| | you get the job?The way I landed this job
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| your 13 month adventure in
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| | was another one of these chance
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| Australia.After a couple of stopovers in
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| | encounters. I was actually supposed to do
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| Alaska and Hong Kong I landed in
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| | a 6-week road trip out to Eastern Canada
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| Australia. In Alaska I had a chance to
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| | with a friend of mine. One day my brother
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| see the Aurora Borealis, while Hong Kong
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| | and I went to a pub and ended up chatting
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| struck me as a very busy and smoggy
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| | to Blair, who is the manager at Equinox'
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| place. But the airport is on an island,
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| | rafting location on the Ottawa River. He
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| which was really interesting.I landed in
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| | had just lost an intern, so he asked me
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| Sydney and headed over to New South Wales
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| | if I would be interested. It sounded
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| to link up with a girl I had met at
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| | great so my friend and I decided to
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| Whistler. I bought a 1984 Toyota Tourago
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| | postpone the road trip and I am working
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| camping van which had a flat nose because
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| | right now as an intern for Equinox from
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| the engine was right under the seat. I
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| | mid-May to September until I go to
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| had a tent and a stove and I lived out of
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| | Vietnam. Right now I am working as a cook
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| the van. During this time I realized for
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| | and I also help out with the kayaking
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| the first time how little you need to
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| | courses.I love being here, it's just like
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| live. I often slept on the roof of the
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| | being a child. Work doesn't even feel
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| van, looking at the stars.In South
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| | like work, we have so much fun here.
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| Australia I stayed in a working hostel
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| | There is so much freedom here, you don't
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| that connected me to harvest work
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| | have four walls around you and people are
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| opportunities. I found these places
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| | just so friendly. I am learning so much.
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| through the Lonely Planet guidebook,
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| | I am learning about the white water, how
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| which was tremendously helpful. My first
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| | to read the river and I am picking up the
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| harvest work assignment was to sort
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| | basics of river rafting and kayaking. One
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| potatoes in a shed. This was midnight
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| | day I might want to become a river guide.
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| work since the potatoes' skins would
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| | I'd definitely like to come back next
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| crack during the day time. The heat was
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| | year after my ESL assignment.7) Tell me
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| often stifling at 42 degrees Celsius.
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| | about the lifestyle here at this outdoor
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| After the potato harvest I also harvested
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| | adventure camp.The lifestyle is very
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| grapes and onions. In total I did about 3
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| | basic which is great. We have 12 people
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| months of harvest work there.At that time
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| | here permanently, and just like some of
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| the engine in my camper van seized up and
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| | my colleagues, I actually sleep in a
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| I had to buy a new engine. After it was
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| | tent. Other colleagues of mine actually
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| fixed, together with 8 other people we
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| | have built a tree house and live there,
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| decided to drive to Central Australia and
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| | and another co-worker of mine has created
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| we visited Ayer's Rock (Uluru) and
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| | a shack out of discarded materials that
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| various other little towns in the area. I
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| | has a boat for a roof. It's a very simple
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| heard lots of outback stories from the
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| | life with basically no conveniences, no
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| locals while we were there. We also went
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| | TV, no Internet. We get by with so little
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| to a town called Cooper Pedy, a place
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| | here.Hygiene is pretty basic, we brush
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| where everybody lives underground in
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| | our teeth, comb our hair. There are no
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| caves since the weather is too hot. We
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| | laundry facilities on site, so I just
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| stayed in a hostel where the bunkbeds
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| | wash my t-shirts in the shower.My work
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| were located in a cave. While I was there
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| | schedule is from 7 am to 7 pm. We get the
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| I also talked to a group of Hell's Angels
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| | rafting or kayaking gear ready, go to the
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| bikers, who seemed to be pretty cool
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| | river, unload. Or when I am working in
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| people as long as you didn't upset
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| | the kitchen, I am preparing the meals for
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| them.From there I went to the West Coast
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| | the day. There are not a lot of rules
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| which is just a beautiful area. There you
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| | here, but everything still seems to
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| can have all sorts of beaches to
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| | work.8) What are your plans for the
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| yourself. I went to a place called
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| | future?Other than going to Vietnam to
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| Exmouth and from there I explored the
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| | teach ESL I don't really have any
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| Nigaloo Reef which is unique since the
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| | long-term plans. I am a very spontaneous
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| corals start right at the beach. The
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| | individual and I generally trust that
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| scenery is breathtaking. While there I
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| | I'll be in the right place at the right
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| did some harvest work and I ended up
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| | time. I don't know what's in store for
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| picking apples.Next I explored Northern
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| | me. Friends have often said you are like
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| Australia, including the cities of Cairns
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| | a missionary, you go to different places,
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| and Darwin. There I got a surfboard and
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| | help out and don't get paid for it.As far
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| did lots of surfing.I explored places
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| | as ESL is concerned, I would be
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| like Margaret River and Esperance. My
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| | interested to teach English in places
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| friend from Canada had joined me and we
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| | like Bali or Thailand, in small
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| stayed in hostels, parked by the side of
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| | communities. I have also thought of going
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| the road, camped in caravan parks. At
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| | to Africa, to help build schools. But
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| that time I realized that sometimes a hot
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| | people have warned me and said in places
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| shower goes a long way....Queensland was
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| | like these you need to have money to be
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| my next stop, it's a beautiful place with
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| | able to bribe people.I just love to help.
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| lush rainforest. I got myself a job in
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| | Somehow I think it'll all come together.
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| banana harvesting, started working in the
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| | If I stay the happy person that I am
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| shed, sorting bananas. Then I asked to
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| | somehow I think it will all work
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| work outside, which was very unusual for
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| | out.Thank you, Krista, for your time.
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| a woman. I got to drive a 4x4 and cut
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| | It's been great meeting such an energetic
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| down banans with a machete. Harvest work
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| | positive spirit. I wish you all the best
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| is done about 80% by backpackers. The
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| | for your time in Vietnam and for anything
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| local harvest workers are a different
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| | that might happen for you afterwards.
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| crowd of people and they sport some
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| | Stay in touch and let us know how your
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| amazing mullets. They are a little
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| | first ESL assignment goes!Susanne Pacher
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| reserved at the beginning, but if you
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| | is the publisher of a website called
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| make an effort they are really
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| | Travel and Transitions( Travel and
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| approachable.On the Gold Coast I met up
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| | Transitions deals with unconventional
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| with the same people I had travelled with
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| | travel and is chock full of advice, tips,
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| earlier, we mostly did surfing and bummed
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| | real life travel experiences, interviews
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| around the area. We also checked out
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| | with travellers and travel experts,
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| Frazier Island, did some swimming with
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| | insights and reflections, cross-cultural
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| the sharks and some skydiving. I later
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| | issues, contests and many other features.
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| told my dad that I went skydiving and he
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| | You will also find stories about life and
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| said he would have really worried about
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| | the transitions that we face as we go
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| me if he had known. But when I was back
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| | through our own personal life-long
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| in Canada, my dad and I decided to go
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| | journeys.Submit your own travel stories
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| skydiving together and he really loved
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| | in our first travel story contest( and
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| it. That was great.My last stop in
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| | have a chance to win an amazing adventure
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| Australia was Sydney again from where I
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| | cruise on the Amazon River.
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| came home. The culture shock of coming
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