This post contains affiliate links, meaning I may get a small commission if you use them, at no cost to you! Every time this question gets asked on Facebook, there are a million people jumping in to rave about how they love giving $10/day to Verizon for the privilege of using the phone plan they…
A few days ago I realized that I am literally living my dream. I had a really rough week where I wasn’t finding any gigs to even apply for, my Fiverr account got permanently disabled (don’t ask), I had my first day without any page reads on Amazon, and the substitute teaching jobs were all…
Hi, my name is Mandy and I’m a quitter. I quit jobs, relationships, books, subscriptions, hobbies, habits, and anything else. If something is not serving me, I will, eventually, see myself out. This is not to say that I give up at the first sign of trouble or that I can’t see the long-game. I…
I’m currently on a working holiday in New Zealand, on the South Island. This is a list of all the things I want to do and see before my visa expires in May 2025! I will update the post with links as I accomplish them and write about the experience.
This post contains affiliate links, meaning I may get a small commission if you use them, at no cost to you! This tour is advertised as Mount Cook, Lake Tekapo, and Tasman Glacier on Viator. TLDR: If you can’t drive yourself or don’t want to, this tour is a nice way to see some of…
Have you ever considered living and working in another country? A working holiday visa allows you to do just that. Americans 18-30 years old who meet a few requirements are eligible to live and work in New Zealand for up to 12 months. My visa was approved in June of last year and I’ll be…
How do you break up with a town? I had ached to return to Gainesville– the swamp– my home for the last 12 years. I had missed my favorite haunts, meals I had dreamt of for months, pub quiz glory I had longed to relive, and yet… I felt my heart break a little when…
It’s been almost a year since my last check in, but don’t let that fool you into thinking that anything about my plans for a working holiday in New Zealand have changed. To the contrary, since January I have started feeling a little bit of fear and nervousness when I think about it. Today, I…
Ziplining is one of my favorite things! Friday was actually only my third time (I had a full moon tour booked for my birthday last year but we got rained out) but each time I go, I find myself fantasizing about what it would be like to do this all the time, and what better…
An Australian Working Holiday visa is available for people from the US 18-30 (other countries may have different age requirements) and is good for up to twelve months. It costs about $320 USD to apply and most applications are processed within 2 months. To contrast that, a visa application in New Zealand is only about…