A Guide to Chinas Wet Markets

A Guide to China's Wet Markets

Wander down enough city streets and chances are you’ll stumble upon an outdoor market.
  • Issue Text: Latest Issue
How Working Overseas Changes You

How Working Overseas Changes You

Travel changes you, but you have to be willing to change, too.
  • Issue Text: Latest Issue
After the Honeymoon Ends

After the Honeymoon Ends

The excitement from moving abroad? It will end. Here are a few tips on what to do when that happens.
  • Issue Text: Latest Issue
What Being an Au Pair Taught Me

What Being an Au Pair Taught Me

Four life lessons I learned abroad.
  • Issue Text: Latest Issue
The Benefits of Volunteering Abroad

The Benefits of Volunteering Abroad

How teaching English abroad changed my perspective on my own privilege. 
  • Issue Text: Latest Issue
5 Pieces of Advice for First-time Au Pairs

5 Pieces of Advice for First-time Au Pairs

What I wish I knew before working abroad. 
  • Issue Text: Latest Issue
Five Differences Between Being a Tourist & Living in Japan

Five Differences Between Being a Tourist & Living in Japan

You can never truly know a country until you've lived there.
  • Issue Text: Latest Issue
How to Get a Teaching Job at an International School

How to Get a Teaching Job at an International School

We asked a veteran international teacher, recruiter and author what it takes to take your teaching career on the road.
  • Issue Text: Latest Issue
6 Questions to Ask Before Becoming an Expat

6 Questions to Ask Before Becoming an Expat

A veteran expat's best advice—and some words of caution—for aspiring nomads.
  • Issue Text: Latest Issue
How to Survive as a Language Assistant in Spain

How to Survive as a Language Assistant in Spain

Spain's Auxiliar de Conversacion program may not be for everyone. 
  • Issue Text: Latest Issue
Four Reasons Im Scared to Work Abroad

Four Reasons I'm Scared to Work Abroad

My top challenges—and how I'm tackling them. 
  • Issue Text: Latest Issue
Want to Stay in the UK After Study?

Want to Stay in the UK After Study?

Time to brush up for your next exam: Visas 101.
  • Issue Text: Latest Issue
The Benefits of Learning a New Language

The Benefits of Learning a New Language

Speaking the local language can pay off in a big way. Here's how. 
  • Issue Text: Latest Issue
That Time I Thought Id Die In China

That Time I Thought I'd Die In China

Everyone dies. Five months after landing in China, I was certain my time had come.
  • Issue Text: Latest Issue
Planes, Trains and Tuk-tuks

Planes, Trains and Tuk-tuks

Five lessons learned from taking public transport abroad. 
  • Issue Text: Latest Issue
Loss Across Oceans

Loss Across Oceans

Dealing with the passing of a loved one from half a world away is hard, but it can be done. 
  • Issue Text: Latest Issue
Mangrove Matters

Mangrove Matters

From the classroom to the mangrove forest, Emma's year in Thailand is taking an interesting turn.
  • 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.