A Different Kind of Working Holiday

A Different Kind of Working Holiday

What does the "real world" look like when you've spent the last three years abroad?
  • Issue Text: Latest Issue
How to Cope with Reverse Culture Shock

How to Cope with Reverse Culture Shock

After studying abroad in the UK, Hannah shares her tips for readjusting to life back home. 
  • Issue Text: Latest Issue
Family Vagabonding in Ecuador

Family Vagabonding in Ecuador

Why Mauricio is breaking away from the norm and taking his three kids (age 3, 11 and 13) on the trip of a lifetime.
  • Issue Text: Latest Issue
Farm Hands: Raising Fearless Vegetables on a Spanish Biodynamic Farm

Farm Hands: Raising "Fearless Vegetables" on a Spanish Biodynamic Farm

Vanessa puts away her cell phone and digs into permaculture on a volunteer placement in Spain.
  • Issue Text: Latest Issue
How I Work in Spain as a Non-EU National

How I Work in Spain as a Non-EU National

From the practical to the peculiar, Danika answers the questions she’s most often asked about working legally in Europe.
  • Issue Text: Latest Issue
A Cross-Cultural Love Affair

A Cross-Cultural Love Affair

Danika Wilkinson takes a look at the trials and tribulations that come with living with her "Latin lover."
  • Issue Text: Latest Issue
Finding the Joy of Simple on the Road

Finding the Joy of Simple on the Road

Sometimes the universe gives you exactly what you need.
  • Issue Text: Latest Issue
On the Road: The Stranger We Meet When Travelling

On the Road: The Stranger We Meet When Travelling

Adele reflects on what it means to be "on the road" full-time.
  • Issue Text: Latest Issue
The Power of Being a Native English Speaker

The Power of Being a "Native" English Speaker

Danika realizes that her sunny Spanish lifestyle is due to a privilege she never knew she had.
  • Issue Text: Latest Issue
Useful Swahili Phrases for Volunteers

Useful Swahili Phrases for Volunteers

Learning Swahili while volunteering in East Africa serves not only a practical purpose, but also opens doors for new experiences. 
  • Issue Text: Latest Issue
The Key to Community Acceptance Abroad

The Key to Community Acceptance Abroad

Get a truly local experience with the right guide. 
  • Issue Text: Latest Issue
5 Jobs I Never Knew Id Have Abroad

5 Jobs I Never Knew I'd Have Abroad

After three years abroad and 14 different jobs, Taylor realizes there are few limitations when creating your working holiday.
  • Issue Text: Latest Issue
Funding Your International Student Journalism Project

Funding Your International Student Journalism Project

Scoring funding to complete your dream journalism project is easier than you think.
  • Issue Text: Latest Issue
Seeing Home Through Chile-Coloured Lenses

Seeing Home Through Chile-Coloured Lenses

Adele makes some discoveries about what she took for granted most about home.
  • Issue Text: Latest Issue
What I Learned About Myself Abroad

What I Learned About Myself Abroad

Cora discovers that a love of learning doesn't always start in the classroom.
  • Issue Text: Latest Issue
Reporting from Abroad

Reporting from Abroad

A journalism student explains why she's spending her summer in Africa.
  • Issue Text: Latest Issue
Preparing to Depart: The Fear Inside

Preparing to Depart: The Fear Inside

As Vanessa's departure grows closer, her excitement is being replaced by a new emotion—fear.
  • Issue Text: Latest Issue
3 Day Trips in London

3 Day Trips in London

Itineraries for spending a day in the United Kingdom's largest city. 
  • Issue Text: Latest Issue
Find Your Own Peace

Find Your Own Peace

Vanessa is finding peace in her own way, in her own time.
  • Issue Text: Latest Issue
5 Unexpected Challenges While Volunteering in Rwanda

5 Unexpected Challenges While Volunteering in Rwanda

Enough time to recognize it's prickly and complex; not enough time to fully understand it. A short-term volunteer sizes up her placement in Rwanda.
  • Issue Text: Latest Issue

About

Travel with purpose; travel for good. Articles, resources and events for ethical and meaningful travel, volunteering, working and studying abroad.

Verge believes in travel for change. International experience creates global citizens, who can change our planet for the better. This belief is at the core of everything we do.

Sorry, this website uses features that your browser doesn’t support. Upgrade to a newer version of Firefox, Chrome, Safari, or Edge and you’ll be all set.