Every year, many university students from around the world travel to foreign countries on work travel visas. The idea is to live in that foreign country while working (generally) part-time and in free time traveling from the residence to explore or enjoy other vacation-type activities.
Working in a foreign country is a great experience for many college students. Often it is the first time they have been abroad and sometimes the first time they are living outside the family home. It allows them to experience the freedoms that come with independence. Without parents setting rules, college students on vacation from work will be able to experience the freedom of the real world. At the same time, the real world will quickly instill responsibility and maturity. They will realize that they have to take care of themselves because no one else will. Monetary, they will quickly realize how far the money can take them, especially if they have not taken the savings.
However, work holidays are not just about seriousness and responsibility. If you go through a work vacation program like IEP or Bunac, you will usually go somewhere that many other work vacation participants will go. Participants will travel with like-minded people, usually also college students, so the atmosphere is fun, young, lively, and adventurous. Destinations are well populated and one can expect a lively after-hours atmosphere with many others having the same travel goals. Also, from this group, travelers will easily find other people they can team up with for forays from the area of ​​residence, as car rental and hotel accommodation costs are cheap when shared between two and four people.
Traveling is a great educational experience that greatly benefits young college students. Meeting other people of different nationalities in their homeland can be a strange experience for some. Being the outsider is an experience most of us have had briefly at one point or another, but experiencing it for an extended period can be a great character builder. It allows one to see life from a different experience and thus develop tolerance towards others through understanding. Naturally, having a better understanding of others allows you to better communicate with a broader view of people. Living temporarily in a foreign country is also educational in the traditional sense that travelers, through interaction with locals, will learn about foreign culture and the differences in views that many people have, increasing understanding. of people in general.
If you are considering an excursion abroad, it will be worth it. You will come back older and wiser. During the vacation portion of a working vacation, you will have a lot of fun and meet lots of people who make great friends. And you will develop an understanding of others that will make you a better communicator overall.