Travel Unleashed:
- aleashastevens25
- Aug 19
- 2 min read
How I Lived Abroad for Under $15/Night—And You Can Too
Role: Learning Experience Designer & Facilitator
Format: Live 20-Minute Workshop
Tools Used: Canva, Google Form, QR Code, ChatGPT
Audience
Aspiring travelers, remote workers, and retirees who dreamed of extended international travel but believed it was out of financial reach. Many had never heard of travel strategies like house-sitting, work exchanges, or extended-stay negotiation.
Challenge
Travel is often viewed as a luxury, especially when it comes to multi-week or multi-month international trips. The audience needed not only cost-saving strategies but also a mindset shift: from vacationing to living abroad affordably.
Solution
I designed and facilitated a fast-paced, story-driven workshop rooted in adult learning principles and experiential design. The session was structured to inspire belief, equip with tools, and prompt immediate action:
Icebreaker: “Would You Rather: Travel Edition” to prime participants for lifestyle tradeoffs.
Personal Narrative: Shared how I lived in France for three months for less than $15/night using real photos, cost breakdowns, and platform profiles.
Three-Part Strategy: Introduced teaching, pet-sitting, and volunteering with supporting visuals.
Review and Next steps: Included platform application strategies, review-building tips, and host communication scripts.
Closing Quiz: 3-question knowledge check to reinforce key takeaways.
Call to Action: Sign up for a full-length webinar which includes application strategies, review-building tips, and host communication scripts.
Lesson Learned
To shift belief and behavior in a short window, learning experiences must do three things:
Inspire, instruct, and invite action. By blending real-world storytelling with a simple learning framework and a clear path forward, I created a session that is both aspirational and actionable. The use of interactive elements like the icebreaker and quiz helped ground the experience in reflection and application.
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