Working, studying and living abroad · South America

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Hi everyone,

WEP offers loads of different projects, including one I really like: helping and volunteering on a farm, particularly in South America (Peru or Argentina).

I’d love to know if anyone has tried this project or knows someone who has... or has done something similar? I’d like to get some feedback before diving into the adventure.

If so, could you share your thoughts on the project, any tips, etc.?

Thanks to anyone who replies!

Cheers,

Here’s the link to the site: http://www.wep.be/01455/fr/Jobs-Stages-Volontariat/Farmstay/Argentine/Votre-programme

I’m turning 65 and I’ve had enough! Enough of France that no longer feels like my France, enough of our societies that are too civilized, too globalized, too complicated... I’d love to find a little quiet corner to spend my final years. A beautiful, warm spot where dogs can still run freely, where social media doesn’t matter, where money isn’t supposedly the key to happiness, where there aren’t 10,000 people per square meter, no cars, no noise! Just a tiny garden, a cabin, a stretch of beach nearby, kind and smiling people, a little café to hang out in, and good fruit that still tastes like something... I mean, I’m not asking for the moon here, am I? I don’t need much, right? Who’s got some good ideas for me? I already know it’s not in Europe, not in the United States, not in Australia, and probably not in Africa. Can’t wait to read your suggestions! =D Chiffonnade

Hi everyone!

I’m taking a sabbatical year and have 5 months ahead of me. I’d like to either go to Australia with a WHV (working holiday visa) and travel around while working, or go to Argentina to take Spanish classes and do some volunteering for a month, then travel around South America, passing through Brazil, Peru, Chile, and of course Argentina. What do you recommend? I suspect South America would be a more intense human experience, as it’s a poorer and less "developed" region of the world. I also wanted to know if it’s feasible to find someone sailing from Australia to New Zealand in Australian ports?

Thanks in advance for your replies :)

Gaspard