Is this your dream job?

Visit more than a dozen countries within a year...

and reading books for FREE as part of your job scope...

Hey, is this your dream job?



We dream to have a job like that but heck, some lucky ones are already living out that dream. Meet Oliver Crispin, a 21-year old from Tasmania. He said he would not trade anything in the world for the life experiences he received on board the ship which is a floating bookstore where people are also allowed to read books for free.

You mean there is such a job? Yess...there is. Welcome to MV Doulos...

“Being on board the ship outweighs anything else that I have ever done,” said Crispin, adding that he had visited over 10 countries so far.

The MV Doulos, a 130m-long vessel is the second largest floating bookstore with over 6,000 titles. It stopped at Pasir Gudang port recently.

Although the volunteers work on the ship, they are still required to pay for food and lodging which would amount to about US$350 (RM1,209) monthly (So, that's the catch...it's not entirely free after all)

Crispin said his family agreed to chip in for his voyage when he brought up the matter two years ago. Now he plans to extend his work for another year.

He does maintenance work in the engine room and prepares the ship for docking.

Ship media relations officer Floyd Bascones said there were over 320 volunteer crew from over 50 countries on board the ship.

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Minus the food and lodging expenses, I think it's a great experience to be involved in such voluntary work that allows one to be connected with people from various countries/cultures and at the same time, making use of the skills that you are trained for. After a year or two, one can still get back to shore and find a reasonably related job but the difference is...you had that rare valuable experience behind you that not many people in the world has. Amazing!

Too bad I get sea-sick so easily...sigh... Otherwise, I would have put in my application by now...:)