I traded apartments with a stranger for 2 weeks. It made a bucket-list trip possible.

Business Insider5 November 2026, 13:57 UTCSouth Africa

I wanted to leave NYC for the holidays, but couldn't afford it. I ended up exchanging homes with a stranger in South Africa to make the trip feasible.

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