What was only meant to be a two month trip to save the orphans in Malawi, Southern Africa, the trip turned out to be a year after I was hired by the backpackers lodge I was staying in. The lodge I was managing is the biggest in the country, and with 0 in my bank account, and nobody I knew in the entire country, I had a fresh start at life.
As the manager, I had 30 members of staff, a restaurant, bar, lounge, rooms, camping space, and pool to manage.
I had very limited internet access, at £2/GB and pretty slow speeds. I also only had my laptop with me and didn't play many computer games over this entire time. Instead, I spent a lot of time outside, building different things (a motorcross track, knives, wooden sculptures). I also drank a lot and smoked a lot of weed.
After only being paid $300 a month (which is a lot of money in Malawi), I started to sell weed where I would be pushing 2-3 ounces a day. I soon became one of the biggest drug dealers in the country, completely by accident.
As I didn't have the correct visa, I was also working illegally, and had many occasions of nearly being caught by the police.
I've returned back to England to continue my game design degree, which I will finish in two years.
AMA.