International exchange programmes: an honest reality check

Do you dream of travelling and working abroad? Are you ready to trade your cosy little room for a mattress on the floor with ten strangers in the same space? Advertising brochures paint a picture of the Garden of Eden, but the reality of international exchange and employment programmes often turns out to be an honest reality check – where the bet is your nerves, money and health.
We decided to conduct our own investigation and check the information about different international programmes: what are the real living conditions, where promises of mountains of gold turn out to be just talk, and where people are genuinely taken care of. We looked into reviews and spoke to participants of maj...