Ingenuity of Rocinha

Ingenuity of Rocinha

Rob visits the favellas of Brazil for an eye-opening experience.
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Increasing Cultural Awareness in Wanhua, Taipei

Increasing Cultural Awareness in Wanhua, Taipei

Encouraging tourists to take the lesser-known path.
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Chocolate Caliente

Chocolate Caliente

Keeping warm in South America.
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City-Side Farming in Singapore

City-Side Farming in Singapore

Judi is inspired by farming intiatives in the island-state.
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A Road Trip Across Poland from Krakow to Koszalin

A Road Trip Across Poland from Krakow to Koszalin

Amber learns that sometimes, last-minute decisions are the best decisions.
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10 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Moved to London

An outsider's guide to working abroad in one of the world's greatest cities.
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Look Before you Leap: Six Things to Consider Before Committing to an English-Teaching Job

Look Before you Leap: Six Things to Consider Before Committing to an English-Teaching Job

Careful review of your contract can prevent unnecessary surprises at your new job overseas.
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Homesick in Korea

The hard road to hometime.
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Butterfly Farming: Giving them Wings

Butterfly Farming: Giving them Wings

How the Zanzibar Butterfly Centre is empowering rural farmers to build their own businesses.
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    The Business of Butterflies

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    The Zanzibar Butterfly Centre empowers rural farmers to build their own businesses.

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Get a Career Edge—Take the Gap out of Gap Year

Get a Career Edge—Take the 'Gap' out of 'Gap Year'

Be strategic about your international experience and stand out from the crowd.
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    Take the "Gap" out of "Gap Year"

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    Be strategic about your international experience and stand out from the crowd.

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Get a Career Edge—Take the “Gap” out of “Gap Year”

Get a Career Edge—Take the “Gap” out of “Gap Year”

Be strategic about your international experience and stand out from the crowd.
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Bringing Medicine to Panamas Jungle... via Boat

Bringing Medicine to Panama's Jungle... via Boat

A three-day river journey to a remote community in Panama's jungle is all part of the job for Floating Doctors volunteers.
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    Docs Afloat

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    Bringing medical assistance to some of the world's most remote communities.

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Bringing Medicine to Panamas Jungle... via Boat

Bringing Medicine to Panama's Jungle... via Boat

A three-day river journey to a remote community in Panama's jungle is all part of the job for Floating Doctors volunteers.
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    Docs Afloat

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    Bringing medical assistance to some of the world's most remote communities.

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A Place to Call Home While Working Abroad

A Place to Call Home While Working Abroad

Finding the best place to live in New Zealand.
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The Adventure of Going Home

The Adventure of Going Home

How to carry the momentum of adventure abroad home.
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Battling Stereotypes in Eastern Europe

Vodka drinking? Disrespectful towards women? Amber discovers that there's more to a country than its reputation.
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How to Navigate a Taiwanese Night Market

How to Navigate a Taiwanese Night Market

A directory to the best eats and the cheapest treats.
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Displaced in Colombia

Displaced in Colombia

After weeks of looking for a place to live, Jessica finally finds a place to call home.
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Turning a Trip into a Lifetime of Travel

Turning a Trip into a Lifetime of Travel

Taylor was only supposed to spend a year abroad. But after returning home, she's back on the road again.
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Winning the Paper Chase: 6 Tips for Beating Foreign Bureaucracy

Winning the Paper Chase: 6 Tips for Beating Foreign Bureaucracy

Working and living abroad without a hitch takes work—paperwork, that is. Wade through the red tape like a seasoned expat.
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