Uneasy Rider
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- Written by: Chelsea Knorr
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
In Tanzania, public transit has its own set of rules.
What to Do When Your Volunteer Abroad Program Doesn't Go as Expected
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- Written by: Megan Lee
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
What happens when the reality of your overseas placement doesn't meet expectations?
Preparing to Volunteer in Africa
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- Written by: Megan Lee
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
Five last-minute activities to do before you board your plane.
An Indian Ocean Dance Party
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- Written by: Cora Siebert
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
An unexpected bonus of teaching English overseas.
The Mourning After
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- Written by: Sean Kelly
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
Volunteers in Cameroon promote widow rights instead of widow rites.
Communication Breakdown in La Réunion
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- Written by: Cora Siebert
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
Cora struggles with the language barrier in her first weeks abroad.
Writing in the Dark
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- Written by: Trina Moyles
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
What it's like to write a book in southwestern Uganda.
Avoiding Goodbyes
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- Written by: Cora Siebert
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
Cora prepares to spend the next seven months working on an island in the Indian Ocean.
Growing Roots: Why I Moved to Uganda
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- Written by: Trina Moyles
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
Trina makes the move from travelling to living.
Working Off the Coast of Africa
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- Written by: Cora Siebert
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
Never heard of La Réunion? You're not alone.
16 Ways to Say "Banana"
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- Written by: Trina Moyles
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
I say "banana" and you say. . ."kabaragala"?
"Obruni" Celebrities
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- Written by: Emily Kennedy
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
What happens when the novelty of being the centre of attention wears off?
Hot Hot Ghanaian Summer
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- Written by: Emily Kennedy
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
Sometimes the smallest (and hottest) changes are the hardest.
The Importance of "Vacation" in a Volunteer Vacation
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- Written by: Emily Kennedy
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
Giving your all doesn't mean never taking a day off.
Pre-Travel Jitters
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- Written by: Emily Kennedy
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
Emily has faces the uncertainty of a summer abroad.
The Pre-Ghana Immunization Process
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- Written by: Emily Kennedy
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
This isn't fear-mongering; it's reality.
The Problems with One-Way Tickets
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- Written by: Alyssa McDonald
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
Purchasing a one-way ticket seemed romantic, until it turned into disaster.
Butterfly Farming: Giving them Wings
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- Written by: Rachel MacNeill
- Category: Work Abroad
How the Zanzibar Butterfly Centre is empowering rural farmers to build their own businesses.
The Business of Butterflies
The Zanzibar Butterfly Centre empowers rural farmers to build their own businesses.
Welcome to Ghana, My Sister
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- Written by: Camaro West
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
An intern reflects on the advantages—and disadvantages—of people mistakenly believing that she's Ghanaian.
Goat Lending NGO Empowers Ugandan Women
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- Written by: Rocky Lis
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
An innovative livestock lending brings farming into the 21st century.
