How to use your skills to travel the world for free: meet Leo, our Workawayer of the month
![Wom-Leo-Workawayer-Workaway-Volunteer-Volunteering-Cultural-Exchange-Sightseeing-Tourist-Local-Travel-Discover A collage of three shots - far left Leo poses in sunglasses outside an old sandstone church, the centre a blinding sun beams across the horizon while Leo looks out to sea from the cliffs, and the right Leo poses on ancient stone steps surrounded by forest](https://static.workaway.info/gfx/media/2022/09/square/56_166429496800446.png)
![Wom-Leo-Workawayer-Workaway-Volunteer-Volunteering-Cultural-Exchange-Nomad-Solo-Friends-Friendship-Local-Community-Meet-New-People A collage of three shots - Leo being embraced by two women on the left, in the centre a group of volunteers in the street underneath a red and yellow 'floating umberella' installation, right he poses smiling with two women all wearing winter gear](https://static.workaway.info/gfx/media/2022/09/square/56_166429544005086.png)
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![Wom-Leo-Workawayer-Workaway-Volunteer-Volunteering-Cultural-Exchange-Friends-Friendship-Local-Community-Family-Children-Homestay-Childcare A collage of two shots - on the left Leo poses with a family including two teenage girls in the sunset, on the right he is indoors with a large group of young families](https://static.workaway.info/gfx/media/2022/09/square/56_166429543809376.png)
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![Wom-Leo-Workawayer-Workaway-Volunteer-Volunteering-Cultural-Exchange-Friends-Friendship-Local-Community-Meet-New-People a collage of two shots - on the left Leo poses with other volunteers smiling for the camera, on the right Leo is standing with an older couple, a blonde woman and a man in a blue shirt, in a garden](https://static.workaway.info/gfx/media/2022/09/square/56_166429543902490.png)
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![Wom-Leo-Workawayer-Workaway-Volunteer-Volunteering-Cultural-Exchange-Childcare-Children-AuPair-Nanny-Babysitting-Babysitter A collage of two shots - on the left Leo poses with a young boy and young girl on a sunny day, on the right he poses with a woman with glasses and short dark hair, and a little boy pulling a funny face](https://static.workaway.info/gfx/media/2022/09/square/56_166429544009156.png)
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![Wom-Leo-Workawayer-Workaway-Volunteer-Volunteering-Cultural-Exchange-Homestay-DIY-Garden-Gardening A collage of two shots - on the left two men sit on a bench having a break from gardening work, their tools propped against an old stone wall, and on the far right a group of men work on a garage roof](https://static.workaway.info/gfx/media/2022/09/square/56_166429496806605.png)
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![Wom-Leo-Workawayer-Workaway-Volunteer-Volunteering-Cultural-Exchange-Childcare-Teaching-Education-Sport-Local-Community-School-Early-Years-Learning-Nursery A collage of two shots - top - Leo kneels on an indoor basketball court in front of a young basketball team in sportswear - bottom - he attempts to corral a lively group of children aged 5-6 in a school classroom](https://static.workaway.info/gfx/media/2022/09/square/56_166429544000591.png)
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![Wom-Leo-Workawayer-Workaway-Volunteer-Volunteering-Cultural-Exchange-Family-Homestay-Home-Meals-Food-Foodie A collage of three photographs, all of a group of people at a meal - far left is a Christmas meal in a family kitchen, in the centre a group of volunteers preparing food, and on the far right a group of people on a sunny day having a picnic in the garden](https://static.workaway.info/gfx/media/2022/09/square/56_166429496809032.png)
Watch our interview with Leo here!
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