Ever heard of WWOOF?
Here's the Wiki if not:
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But in brief, WWOOF stands for "Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms."
Now it may not seem so appealing at first (and maybe forever for some of you), but if you're like me and you like travelling, but can't afford pricy plane ticket + pricy hotel stay, then WWOOF might interest you, as long as you don't mind working a little.
As the name states, you're basically working on an organic farm. This work (which will vary from farm to farm) is basically your "payment" for room and board at the farm.
Now, because you are on a farm though, you're usually pretty far from most touristy places. So if you're more interested in seeing famous sites and things like that, this probably isn't for you. If you're interested in experiencing another culture really face-to-face, then yes, this could be for you! It will depend on the farm obviously, but some of the better stories I've read is the host family taking the WWOOFers to the nearest city to better experience the culture and such; so it's not
all work (though it could be if you're on one of
those farms).
I'd love to be able to do this at least once. I haven't looked into much lately (plane ticket prices, man), but the last country I was seriously thinking of trying it out was France.
[QUOTE]So, do any of you guys think this would be interesting to do?[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE]Or not your style?[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE]Have any of you done this or something similar? [/QUOTE]
[QUOTE]How was it?[/QUOTE]
And I have a friend who went to an olive farm in Portugal for a couple weeks. I think that her trip was much less exciting, but she had a lovely time in the countryside. It gave her the opportunity to practice a couple new languages. 
