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When I think back on it, my first experience volunteering overseas kind of sucked. It's a long story, but the short version is that I showed up in Nepal thinking that I was going to save the world and found out that really I was on an adventure tour posing as a volunteer programme.
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I decided to continue studying in the UK, rather than return home to Canada. Here’s why.
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A year of travelling with purpose is a great way to get out of a work rut. Expert Susan Griffith offers tips to help you prepare for taking time off from your everyday life.
As volunteering overseas takes off, growing pains lead to new challenges for the field and for volunteers.
Travel around the world on an empty wallet? Yes, it is possible.