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An element of uncertainty accompanies any international experience. Here are five tips to help you get and give the most as an international volunteer.
How to Be a Star Volunteer
5 ways to make a difference making a difference
Anyone with a bit of pluck can find temporary work abroad, says Susan Griffith, author of Work Your Way Around the World. It may not be all glamour, but there are loads of opportunities.
How to communicate your overseas experience to employers.
Earn up to $60 per hour with this location independent job.
Taking a "gap year", or year off, is standard in much of the world. The idea of a year off is just starting to catch on in Canada, and there are thousands of ways to to get out and go...
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.
Moving mountains in Nepal
One man's remarkable efforts to bootstrap his community in the face of crushing poverty.
Bill Frederick kicks off Verge Magazine's new Travel Ethics column with a look at the counterpoint of competing values.
