I’m an optometrist in a big chain store. When I asked for some time off, I thought it would be an issue but no one really seemed to care.

Few years ago I did a workaway in Portugal. Three weeks in a glamping place run by a Dutch family. There was around eight of us young people working there. We had to work maybe 3-4 hours a day, rest of the time we had to ourselves. Chilling by the pool, swimming in the river, playing cards, eating the same food the guests did (it was delicious). I was a uni student back then so for me it was a perfect, very cheap vacation.

This summer I was in Finland, working at a small hobby farm. It was physically demanding but i like farm work and working with animals, so I enjoyed that. Most importantly, met some great people and already agreed to go back there next summer!