Cruise Ship Work: The Secret to Not Going Overboard
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Working on a cruise ship means long hours, late nights and its own kind of party culture. Here's how to stay on the deck and out of the infirmary.
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How to Volunteer at the Olympics—and Beyond
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- Written by: Sheila Taylor
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Let the games begin.
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3 Secrets to Surviving Life Abroad
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- Written by: Alicia Williams
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How Alicia turned an interest in teaching into a Colombian adventure.
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Day in the Life: Development Worker in Bolivia
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- Written by: Izabela Wlodarczyk
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Sleeping is for when you're between overseas placements.
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How to Survive Your First Weeks Abroad
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- Written by: Izabela Wlodarczyk
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How to cope when homesickness strikes.
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The Best Places to Make a Home in Latin America
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- Written by: Carley Clement
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Want to learn Spanish? Grow your career? Just chill out? Dependent on your goals, not all Latin American regions are equal.
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Beyond the Expat Bubble
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- Written by: Carley Clement
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It's an easy fallback to spend time with other travellers. But how does it affect your experience abroad?
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Living in the Shadow of Volcanos
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- Written by: Carley Clement
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As an expat, what do you do when fear underpins your every move?
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10 Ways to Raise Your Travel Karma
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- Written by: Adele Priestley
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When we travel, we accept help from strangers around the world. Arriving back home is the perfect time to pay it back.
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How I Became a Ski Instructor in Chile
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- Written by: Adele Priestley
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Falling in love can lead to dramatic changes in plans, unexpected developments and life lessons learned.
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The Challenges of Rural Life
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- Written by: Steph Dyson
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Steph learns more about the daily lives and hardships of the young people that her charity supports.
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Why I'm Teaching English in Latin America
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- Written by: Maggie Kirkpatrick
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How one transformative travel experience leads to another.
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The Ants Go Marching...
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- Written by: Kylynn Pelkey
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As a Peace Corps volunteer discovers, sometimes the very smallest things can make or break an experience abroad.
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How I Overcame a Language Barrier to Volunteer Abroad
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- Written by: Steph Dyson
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As an English speaker volunteering in Peru, Steph steps up her Spanish game.
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"Bravery" and Other Myths of Living Abroad
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- Written by: Adele Priestley
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When it comes to embarking into the unknown, luck has nothing to do with it.
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Becoming a Part of Something in Cusco, Peru
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- Written by: Steph Dyson
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Volunteering abroad offers a privileged perspective of a country that travel on its own rarely does.
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10 North American Habits That I Traded In
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- Written by: Adele Priestley
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Adele considers how her daily norms have changed since moving to Chile.
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Eliminating the Need for Passports and Visas
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- Written by: Mauricio Rubio
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How the small country of Ecuador is experimenting with innovative immigration policies.
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"Why Did We Have to Raise Such an Independent Daughter?"
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- Written by: Adele Priestley
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Parental tips to inspire your children to travel.
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Why Family Travel Matters
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- Written by: Mauricio Rubio
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Listen to your teenagers or listen to your gut? Mauricio explains why he's chosen the latter.
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