Working Abroad

Working Abroad | California | United States
The J1 Visa: How I Actually Got to Work the US Harvest
20 July 20268 August 2026
Everything you need to know to get your J1 visa fast and actually make it to a US harvest, from someone who’s done it twice, the expensive way and the smart way. A quick bit of context before we get into it. California and I go way back, in a weirdly repetitive way. My first…
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Working Abroad | New Zealand
The New Zealand Working Holiday Visa: How to Get It (and How Not to Waste It Like I Did)
14 July 20268 August 2026
Everything you actually need to know about the New Zealand Working Holiday Visa before you fly, from someone who has now done this. So you want to spend a year in New Zealand, working here and there, chasing seasons, sleeping in a van, and pretending you have your life together. Good. That is exactly what…
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