Latest Articles and Blogs

A Road Trip Across Poland from Krakow to Koszalin

Details: By Amber Birch; Category: Work Abroad Blogs

Amber learns that sometimes, last-minute decisions are the best decisions.

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10 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Moved to London

Details: By Cat Mills; Category: Work Abroad Blogs

An outsider's guide to working abroad in one of the world's greatest cities.

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Details: By Judi Zienchuk; Category: Study Abroad Blogs

Encounters with the young, educated Indonesian paparazzi.

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Details: By Allison Burney; Category: Work Abroad Blogs

The hard road to hometime.

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Details: By Tim Koehn; Category: Beyond the Guidebook

Faced with insurmountable poverty, there's little that many Nepalis can do to elevate themselves. Against the odds, Vishu Sijali is trying to change that.

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Moving mountains in Nepal
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One man's remarkable efforts to bootstrap his community in the face of crushing poverty.
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Details: By Rachel MacNeill; Category: Work Abroad

How the Zanzibar Butterfly Centre is empowering rural farmers to build their own businesses.

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The Business of Butterflies
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The Zanzibar Butterfly Centre empowers rural farmers to build their own businesses.
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Get a Career Edge—Take the 'Gap' out of 'Gap Year'

Details: By Jessica Lockhart; Category: Work Abroad

Be strategic about your international experience and stand out from the crowd.

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Take the "Gap" out of "Gap Year"
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Be strategic about your international experience and stand out from the crowd.
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Details: By Jessica Lockhart; Category: Volunteer Abroad

An element of uncertainty accompanies any international experience. Here are five tips to help you get and give the most as an international volunteer.