30 Days to Departure Checklist
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- Written by: Ahnika White
- Category: Study Abroad Blogs
Start your study abroad countdown right.
Why I Almost Didn't Move to Thailand
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- Written by: Jennalyn Christopherson
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
. . .and why I'm glad I did.
Slowing Down in Guinea-Bissau
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- Written by: Tom Collins
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
What does it mean to discount something as operating on "African time"?
Spanish Language Learning 101
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- Written by: Alicia Williams
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
Three tools for learning a foreign language.
Is Tourism a Political Act? Should It Be?
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- Written by: Tom Collins
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
Tourism in Gambia exposes how prescriptions for Africa are only skin deep.
Shanghai on the Horizon
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- Written by: Allan Gould
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
Allan prepares for his latest teaching placement by reflecting on his past.
Overcoming Culture Shock
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- Written by: Carley Clement
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
How to handle the ups and downs when living abroad isn't exactly what you'd imagined.
Behind the Wheel of The WaterVan Project
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- Written by: Maggie Kirkpatrick
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
Bringing clean water to communities in need.
How to Make Friends and Not Terrify People
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- Written by: Izabela Wlodarczyk
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
"Dos" and "don'ts" for building a community abroad.
6 Must-Dos Before Teaching Abroad
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- Written by: Allan Gould
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
A veteran TEFL teacher shares his pre-departure tips.
3 Secrets to Surviving Life Abroad
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- Written by: Alicia Williams
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
How Alicia turned an interest in teaching into a Colombian adventure.
On Pets and Moving Abroad
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- Written by: Ahnika White
- Category: Study Abroad Blogs
How to find a temporary home for your furry friends.
Faith and Music in Senegal
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- Written by: Tom Collins
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
How jazz and religion go together in Africa.
Stuck in Visa Limbo
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- Written by: Taylor St. John
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
Navigating the bureaucracy of long-distance love.
Working on Ghana Time
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- Written by: Nick Benson
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
As an international volunteer, success isn't about speeding up; it's about slowing down.
Day in the Life: Development Worker in Bolivia
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- Written by: Izabela Wlodarczyk
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
Sleeping is for when you're between overseas placements.
5 Things You'll Catch Yourself Saying After Living in Vietnam
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- Written by: Kiana Zemenchik
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
Five colloquialisms Kiana picked up in her brief six months in Vietnam. ?i Gi?i ?i.
Why I Decided to Earn a Master's Degree Overseas
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- Written by: Ahnika White
- Category: Study Abroad Blogs
The advantages of doing post-graduate study abroad.
Where is Mauritania?
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- Written by: Tom Collins
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
Don't worry. Mauritanians may be asking themselves the same thing.
3 Challenges of Working Abroad
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- Written by: Tina Chow
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
When you struggle, you're doing something right.
