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How to get out and see the world?

Hey so this is a really broad question...and it may be a little long so bear with me here. My mother was telling me the other night how she spent the summer when she was 15 in Israel working her ass of in a kibbutz, plowing feilds, digging soil, cleaning chicken coops, and spending about 3 hours a day in school learning Hebrew. I REALLY want to do this-spend one entire summer working, learning a language, and really putting some blood and sweat into it in a foriegn country. Does anyone know of a program or oppertunity where this would be possible? Especially something low in price-my family is broke. :P Thank you so so so much!! :) Btw I live in Los Angeles and speak English, so I wouldn't want to go anywhere in America or England. Thanksss!! Wow, that website looks amazing-unfortunately, I am 14 years old, and the website says you have to be 18+. :( :( :( It looks AMAZING though...I guess I'm going to have to wait for 4 more years!! :((((((

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1. I just got back from France where I did the same thing!!, I spent three months working and learning the language. It was a really wonderful experience. Anyways, I used a website called WWOOFING which stands for world wide opportunities on organic farms. Its an exchange, you work on their farm and in return they feed you house you, and teach you about organic farming. You can go literally anywhere in the world to do this and the best part is it's free other than the transportation too and from (meaning airline tickets, and or bus tickets) and there is an application fee of about 25dollars to sign up. good luck travelling!!! http://www.wwoof.org/
2. sri lanka is a nice place to travel. Because there are lots of thing and places to watch in a small island,if you gone a start from Colombo u can travel to any direction in around two,three hours by a vehicle. http://www.leisuretours.biz/ http://www.hellovisit.com/ http://www.leisuretours.biz/tours/island-explore-tour http://www.lanka.com/sri-lanka/sri-lankan-beaches-96.html http://www.srilanka.com/photogallery/gallery.php Major tourist attractions are focused around the islands famous beaches located in the southern and eastern parts of the country. Ancient heritage sites located in the interior of the country and lush green resorts located in the mountainous regions of the country. There are manyNational Parks you can visit in Sri Lanka. Yala is the largest national park. http://www.info.lk/srilanka/srilankanature/nationalparks.htm http://www.nature.alawathugoda.com/ohiya.htm Also Pinnawala Elhipant Opernage famous residents such as the three-legged elephant, Sama, who stood on a land mine, and a blind elephant, Raja. The orphanage population is constantly augmented by new arrival Born Free in captivity: about one elephant is born here every year. The successful captive breeding project had so far produced 22 second generation births. http://www.angelpark.lk/pinnawala.html If u want to shopping during you`r trip, You can buy cloths( like cloths for you`r winter season,also other cloths) very cheap in Colombo(House of fashion,odel,majick city,kandy…are few of good fashion houses in sri lanka. If u want to buy leather works like bags, wallets,chairs… very cheap in pinnawala. If u want to buy jems Rathnapura is the best place to buy them. I hope u will enjoy you`r trip.
3. Look kid you don't need some kind of programing, if you really are interested you will find a way. Why don't you go to a country you would like to learn from, stay there, talk to the people, work with the people, and go to school there. Of course for that to happen you will need, a passport, and money. The best way to learn a language is if you live in that country.