A unique new title for all those who are looking for a rewarding holiday experience and are searching for neither a pure vacation nor just a job, but for a working holiday. When Brad Pitt helped Jimmy Carter build housing for the poor in India in 2006 he helped to promote the growing trend for working holidays, the idea of using your vacation to achieve something positive.
This book collects a host of the short-term opportunities for short- term working adventures to be found around the world. Key areas covered include conservation and working with animals, community projects, archaeology and heritage, agricultural work, charity challenges, short term teaching and summer school work and helping at music, film, and art festivals.
The book also includes special sections on internships and training courses for students and others wanting to gain work experience towards an eventual career, plus information for on longer term working holidays of from one to six months.
