Persuasive Essay: Backpacking The World

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Although it's quite popular in Europe and Down Under, it's a dream many Americans don't pursue: Backpacking the world for months or years at a time. Perhaps it's because we've been taught that you go to school and then get a job so you can buy things. What if we take a break for a while from our fast-paced lives and voracious consumer appetites and live with only what we can carry on our backs? That's what my sister and I did. We sold everything, bought airfare, traveler's checks, and wandered around the world for a year and a half. Of course, we blew through our money faster than we had expected. Wanting to stay on the road for as long as possible, we came up with some ideas on how to make money while traveling. Submit your photographs to stock photography websites. You're taking photos anyway of everyone and everything you see. Why not upload them to several of the major stock photography websites and earn money? They pay you on consignment for each photo someone purchases for reuse in books, brochures, websites, etc. Become a seasonal fruit picker. These jobs don't pay very well, and it's hard labor but at least …show more content…

It's an international program that stands for World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms. You choose an organic family farm you'd like to visit, make arrangements with the family, work all day, and, in return, you get free meals and lodging for each day you work. It's a wonderful way to learn about organic farming and the local culture. The key is to be open and creative. Making the time to step out of your normal life tends to foster creativity and frees the spirit. You are only limited by your work visa and your imagination. Maybe host a brainstorming happy hour at a youth hostel to get some help from your fellow travelers. Other backpackers are a wealth of information. During your travels, remember the words of Ralph Waldo Emerson: "Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it

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