Many families are searching for ways to connect with each other on a deeper level – spending quality time in a way that allows them to experience, learn, and do something impactful together. That’s where Workaway comes in! Through volunteering, you get endless opportunities to learn new skills, explore new cultures and make lasting memories with your little ones or retired parents!
As a solo traveller and workawayer in her 20s, Mariah has always dreamed of sharing that with her kids. But when she started traveling with her baby at five months old, she quickly realised how different it was from her past experiences, and challenging it could be. Read on for how she embraced these changes by shifting her perspective and setting realistic expectations to turn the stress into immense joy!
Planning for a Workaway trip with your children can be challenging, but it's absolutely worth the effort to take your family out of your comfort zone and on a worldwide adventure of a lifetime…
Kids are the best teachers of life and to teach kids is both a challenge and an adventure. We have homeschooled our children for six years. During that time we travelled a lot, exposing them to varied cultures and lifestyles, yet it was only when we started hosting Workawayers that the dynamics of our homeschooling experience has changed so much for the better.
As chocolate addicts, we've sunk our teeth into the discovery of every step in the chocolate process during our Workaway adventure in the Costa Rican jungle!
The prospect of international travel with kids may seem a bit daunting — especially when they’re still very young — but let us reassure you that you don’t have to give up your nomadic lifestyle as a parent. Travelling with kids in tow just means that you’ve got to plan your trips a little differently! Read these useful advice and hacks on how to make your kids’ travel experience as satisfying and memorable as your own.
Well, we felt it’s not always the things in life that you do that you sometimes regret, it’s the things that you don’t do. If there’s something that you really want to do, just take a chance! You can always go home if it doesn’t work out. It was a bit scary thinking about it and we talked about travelling for about a year before we realised that the only thing stopping us, was us.
Travelling with kids or “en famille” is the perfect opportunity for you to leave behind the routine and responsibilities of work and school and spend some “quality time” together. A great idea in principal, but it is sometimes difficult to meet the expectations of all family members and really make the most of your time together.
It’s been a whole year since we started interviewing our hosts, and what amazing people we have spoken to! This month is no exception with Geneviève and Erick from France, at their beautiful organic farm community.
Does family travel with young kids seem unrealistic to you? Have a look at the story of the Durand family, who left their home to pursue their dreams with Workaway, travelling across Asia harvesting the knowledge required to be able to build a self-sustaining farm when they get back.
This month may be one of our favourite interviews so far. We sent 2 of our team members Shirley and James to Vietnam to discover hosts away from their laptops. Little did they expect to meet such an amazing 12-year old girl and our youngest ever host– ok, her family are the one that are actually hosting, but she loves Workaway so much we just had to interview her!
