Reviews

Want to travel on a student budget without missing out on the experience? Here's my review of my Italian work exchange... Me on my Worldpackers trip. Image Credits: Sophie Jarvis I spent 6 weeks living in a quaint house on a mountain in Northern Italy, with a view of the gulf and the lighthouse of Portofino in the distance. I swapped my university break in Britain for the warm weather, the distant hums of a small village and Vespas, spending weekends exploring Italian cities and munching on pasta. It was the kind of experience that was splashed on villa getaway spreads in travel magazines. But it was my reality– thanks to volunteering with Worldpackers. I was working as an English Second Language (ESL) tutor for a family of four, and with no formal teaching experience, my days...