5 Tips on How to Improve Your Mandarin Learning
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- Written by: Meghan Carron
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
Some tricks that have helped me along the way.
8 Things I'm No Longer Scared of After Volunteering Abroad
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- Written by: Saoirse Clohessy
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
Volunteering abroad brings whole new meaning to the phrase "first-world problems."
Cultural Differences Between China & America
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- Written by: Meghan Carron
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
I'm learning the cultural norms now to save face later.
Southeast Asia & the Art of Motorbike Safety
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- Written by: Andrea Hoang
- Category: Travel Health
No, the stamp in your passport is not a motorcycle license.
Humbled on the Farm
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- Written by: Kyle Anderson
- Category: Study Abroad Blogs
Kyle reflects on the power of humility abroad.
Japan Bound
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- Written by: Sabrina Hassanali
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
Exact destination? Unknown.
Can Palm Oil Save Borneo's Rainforests?
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- Written by: Saoirse Clohessy
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
Palm oil is known as the food product that's destroying rainforests. But is there more to the story?
Should I Volunteer with an Anti-human Trafficking Program?
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- Written by: Katie Bergman
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
Stories of human trafficking survivors stir strong emotions. The desire to help is not a bad one; but the question is, how?
Turning Reverse Culture Shock into Positive Change
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- Written by: Tina Chow
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
Three emotions you'll encounter when you return home.
A Guide to China's Wet Markets
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- Written by: Jordan Reed
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
Wander down enough city streets and chances are you’ll stumble upon an outdoor market.
Turning a Lifelong Love of Travel into a Career
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- Written by: Kyle Anderson
- Category: Study Abroad Blogs
A study abroad director shares how he landed his ultimate job.
Farming in a Foreign Land
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- Written by: Meghan Carron
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
Why we're testing our young relationship with a volunteer trip to China.
How Working Overseas Changes You
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- Written by: Tina Chow
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
Travel changes you, but you have to be willing to change, too.
Trekking In Nepal: When Plans Go Wrong
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- Written by: Saoirse Clohessy
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
Three days from the nearest road, I had no money, no phone and no plan.
After the Honeymoon Ends
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- Written by: Nicole Segura
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
The excitement from moving abroad? It will end. Here are a few tips on what to do when that happens.
Making it Last in Nepal
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- Written by: Saoirse Clohessy
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
What does it mean to build for sustainability?
Five Differences Between Being a Tourist & Living in Japan
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- Written by: Lorraine Chai
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
You can never truly know a country until you've lived there.
Donating My Creativity
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- Written by: Saoirse Clohessy
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
Photographing for charities in Asia.
Four Reasons I'm Scared to Work Abroad
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- Written by: Lorraine Chai
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
My top challenges—and how I'm tackling them.
The Thorny Issue of Orphanage Volunteering
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- Written by: Sam Mednick
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
Well-founded criticisms tangle with on-the-ground realities. Should volunteers be part of the mix?
