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FAQ
"How much does traveling cost?"
Cost of living(rent, utilities, data/wifi, groceries) is $500 USD per month for most countries, up to $1000 for most others.
"Health care and insurance?"
Health care and insurance abroad are both pennies on the US dollar for the highest quality of medical care
"What about visas?"
You usually don't need them; when necessary, visas are almost all entirely online: a fifteen minute e-form and nominal fee offset in your first day by the drastically lower cost of living abroad.
"How do you make money while abroad?"
Any job that nets you $500+ a month works. There are almost 2 billion English students globally right now, so native English speakers have lucked into a guaranteed job on or offline.
"What qualifications do I need as an English teacher?"
Some countries and schools require a TEFL certificate or prefer candidates with an associate's degree depending on the position, but if you want to teach English, all you need is to be a fluent English speaker.
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Never done it before, it's free, and also in many cases there are literally no bus services between the places you want to go.
Got it. I've hitchhiked in a few countries myself, but hearing Chile doesn't have any buses surprises me. Are your destinations super remote or is Chile less connected in general? Colombia had bus terminals everywhere, so I figured the rest of the continent must follow suit.
There are plenty of buses, but if you choose to visit some of the more remote towns you will have trouble finding public transport that stops there. Guadal and Bahía Muerta come to mind. Some of the hikes I went on like pampa del zoro start in the absolute middle of nowhere too, so you need to hitch-hike out to them
Good to know, I am very often in no-mans land. Thanks, I hope the road keeps treating you well.