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How I Ditched US Summer Camp and Took my Family Abroad (on a Budget, While Working!)(Audio)
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How I Ditched US Summer Camp and Took my Family Abroad (on a Budget, While Working!)(Audio)

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When I realized the privilege of sending my three kids to North Carolina day camps was going to cost $10,800, plus a week-long vacation stateside, I knew there had to be another way. It felt like an excessive amount of money for something the kids were indifferent to, and I literally got nothing out of it other than the opportunity to work.

So I hatched …

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