Welcome back!
My name’s Evan Kubitschek. I’m a 24 year old American expat/serial wanderer living in Seoul. I just spent a year in Buenos Aires, and now I’m excited to be spending time in Asia. This is my travel blog I’m writing to keep in touch with family and friends, as well as indulge in my obsession with writing about everything the world has to offer. I touch on all aspects of traveling and living abroad, and almost any other topic that I find goofy or interesting, so hopefully others can learn from what I go through, and enjoy the same experiences! Please feel free to leave comments or email me at evankub (at) gmail (dot) com, I’d love to hear from you!
There is an alternative–what I call a working vacation. This is simply a short-term overseas posting that you take during a leave of absence (or summer vacation or sabbatical) from your regular job. I think that you get many of the benefits of living overseas with the added benefit of being able to come back to your home, family, and regular paycheck. My wife and I (both teachers) have lived and worked overseas 15 separate times–Australia to Zimbabwe, Mauritius to Mongolia–never once reaching into my wallet and never once giving up my day job. You can read about our realistic adventures on otherguysdime.wordpress.com.
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Dear Evan,
It certainly sounds like you are having fun, but I have read so many blogs that start out “I sold the house, put the dog in a kennel, kissed the family good-bye, and headed off for years to see … ” These “wandering nomad” blogs are so much fun to read but they are a bit unrealistic for the bulk of your readers. How many of us can pick up and leave home, job, and family for years? Not very many. So what are the rest of us to do?
There is an alternative–what I call a working vacation. This is simply a short-term overseas posting that you take during a leave of absence (or summer vacation or sabbatical) from your regular job. I think that you get many of the benefits of living overseas with the added benefit of being able to come back to your home, family, and regular paycheck. My wife and I (both teachers) have lived and worked overseas 15 separate times–Australia to Zimbabwe, Mauritius to Mongolia–never once reaching into my wallet and never once giving up my day job. You can read about our realistic adventures on otherguysdime.wordpress.com.
Michael
Hi Evan,
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Thanks and I look forward to hearing from you!
Best,
Brittany