The Travel Bug

So third term has arrived and now we have to seriously start thinking about what we are going to be doing next year and formulating some kind of plan. I am hoping to go to London on a two year working/holiday visa and the reality of it all is sinking in fast! First of all the process is a lengthy one, not to mention very expensive...how easy would it be if we could just go wherever we wanted to go? Instead we are still controlled by little documents, our passports, and limited as to how long we can stay in a country and what we can do there. South Africa, New Zealand and Australia are three of the only countries that have a working visa agreement with the UK, it is a strange and suffocating thought that your country of birth can limit where you want to go, travel or live. The tables have turned for South Africans because back in the day, we weren't wanted anywhere because of the racist reputation that preceeded us. However, now foreign countries are quite willing to accept us and we have built up a reputation as hard workers. Yet this is only allowed for a restricted amount of time. Americans on the other hand are now facing discrimination and rejection when they travel and can only enter some countries on a holiday visa, and other countries dont want them at all. So at the end of the day the freedom we have to move around and travel is constantly shifting, best take advantage of the opportunities that are available to us at present, while we are still young, eager and willing to work as hard.