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International Volunteering: State of the Nation

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By Jessica Lockhart Category: Volunteer Abroad

As volunteering overseas takes off, growing pains lead to new challenges for the field and for volunteers.

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Why Would Overseas NGOs Want International Volunteers?

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By Jessica Lockhart Category: Volunteer Abroad

Do overseas NGOs really want international volunteers? Absolutely, according to new research by Dr. Erin Barnhart.

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Seduced by Good Intentions

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By Ben Losman Category: Volunteer Abroad

Planning to change the world? This veteran development worker says pitch the pretence and pack your humility.

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On the Connection Between Walking and Travelling — - CC0 via Pexels.com

Details: By Enrico Belcore; Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs

Finding solutions through movement.

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Tales From the Azores — Sete Cidades, Azores - Pixabay.com CC0

Details: By Enrico Belcore; Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs

Could my new home be the lost city of Atlantis?

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Everything You Need to Know about Volunteering in a Coliving Space — - Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash

Details: By Enrico Belcore; Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs

Forget WWOOFING; working in a coliving space might just be the ultimate volunteer abroad position.

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A Model for Slow Travel in the Azores — Azores - Pixabay.com CC0

Details: By Enrico Belcore; Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs

The popularity of the Azores has skyrocketed—but it's come at a cost.

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Caught in the Liminal Spaces — Sao Miguel, Portugal - Pixabay.com CC0

Details: By Enrico Belcore; Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs

On airports and awaiting the next adventure.

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Was Argentina Everything I’d Been Searching For? — Obelisco de Buenos Aires - Pixabay.com CC0

Details: By Alisha Jayne; Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs

The rewards of pushing through uncertainty.

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The Expectations and Realities of Teaching English Abroad — - Pixabay CC0

Details: By Alisha Jayne; Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs

As an English teacher abroad, you're there to teach—but you're also there to learn.

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Finding Truth Through Travel Writing — - PIxabay.com CC0

Details: By Max Olson; Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs

Travel writing as a way to see the authentic side of misunderstood cultures.

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Culture Shock in Costa Rica — - Alisha Jayne

Details: By Alisha Jayne; Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs

Here's how I overcame a bad case of homesickness.

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