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Is over 40 too old to be a Workaway volunteer?
My Workaway experience
We usually see young women traveling when we google volunteer, solo traveler, and nomadic living. Usually in their 20s, but I am here to tell you not all of us are in our 20s; I am 43 and have been traveling and volunteering all over the world.
Am I usually the oldest volunteer?
Yes, am I usually the oldest in the hostel? Also yes. Does that matter to anyone? No.
So I want to talk about traveling and volunteering in your 40s and older.
Last week I met a 70-year-old nomad. She was fantastic; we went on a two-hour hike up a mountain. She has no plans to stop anytime soon and never to return to her past life.
She has volunteered, stayed in hostels, and even had younger boyfriends. It is possible age is only a number, and often with age comes experience and many entertaining stories to listen to.
I have been volunteering with Workaway since 2018.
My experiences have varied from working with dogs and horses in Patagonia to working at a ski lodge in Japan and with elephants in Thailand.
