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- Type: Article
- Author: Sam Mednick
- Category: Travel Health
Working in disaster and conflict zones exacts a high mental toll on aid workers. Recognizing the fact would be a good first step. On July 11, 2016, South Sudanese soldiers went on a four-hour rampage through Terrain, a residential compound in the city...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Sam Mednick
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
Well-founded criticisms tangle with on-the-ground realities. Should volunteers be part of the mix? In a barrage of tweets last year, JK Rowling didn’t mince words when it came to her feelings about orphanage volunteering. Taking to Twitter, the Harry...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Tishely Ortiz
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
Speaking the local language can pay off in a big way. Here's how. Learning the language of the country you’re visiting allows you to connect more deeply with the local people and culture. Of course, if you’re on a time limit, it probably isn’t feasible...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Tishely Ortiz
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
How I realized my dream of taking an adult gap year. Like most graduates, I followed the nine-to-five path. Early mornings kicked my butt. I’d wake up at 7 a.m., drag myself out of bed, dress with my eyes closed and leave without ever touching my hair....
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- Type: Article
- Author: Daniel B. Sarvestani
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
A program aimed at providing assistance to female survivors of violence is launched in Copán, Honduras. Recently, OCDIH, in partnership with Diakonia-EuropeAid (a development arm of the European Union), initiated a region-wide program aimed at...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Daniel B. Sarvestani
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
Daniel begins his placement and learns how mining affects indigenous people. It has been a little less than a week since I arrived in Copán Ruinas, which is famous for its Mayan ruins. Armed with some pocket money and my handbook, I am making my new...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Daniel B. Sarvestani
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
As Daniel starts his volunteer placement, he begins to question his role. As the plane began to descend into what would be my new home, I felt a mixture of emotions and thoughts. Of course, there was the excitement of starting a new chapter in my life,...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Nicole Segura
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
An unofficial ranking systems of the best places to teach English in Asia. So, you’re interested in teaching or living abroad? But how and where will you start? I’ve been in that exact same spot a little over three years ago. You have a million...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Laura Winberg
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
Dealing with the passing of a loved one from half a world away is hard, but it can be done. That sick feeling in the pit of your stomach when you get an email or message from a close family member with the subject line “emergency.” That sensation of...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Chris Davis
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
No travelling couple is immune to these four firestarters. So you’re gearing up for a life abroad with your soulmate. If you’re like me, you’re currently romanticizing how a simple life with your love will be. To paraphrase Hemingway, you’re looking...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Natalie Kane Stickel
- Category: Beyond the Guidebook
Each year, millions of travellers come to this small Indonesian island for its pristine beaches and reefs, and leave behind a mountain of rubbish. In front of us, a melodic funeral procession approaches the surf. Wayan, my Balinese friend and tour...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Emma McDowell
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
Five lessons learned from taking public transport abroad. I haven’t driven since November 13, 2015. In case you were wondering that is a total of 506 days (and counting) of staying out of the driver’s seat. While those who live in cities or don't have...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Emma McDowell
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
From the classroom to the mangrove forest, Emma's year in Thailand is taking an interesting turn. The mud of the riverbank was soft and warm as it squished between my toes. The boots, which I had foolishly thought would keep me dry, lay discarded under...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Kelli Kennedy
- Category: Study Abroad Blogs
You may have met your "study abroad" friends overseas. But how does that play out when they come to visit? You’ve probably seen the pamphlets, read the articles, browsed the blogs and they all give you that same token line about how the friends you...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Cuso International - Sponsor Content
- Category: Why we travel
For new local entrepreneurs, traditional beekeeping knowledge could be gold. Arriving to Cameroon six months ago, Hadja Souadou Diallo knew very little about honey. However, having been selected as an intern to help a honey producing community, she...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Cuso International - Sponsor Content
- Category: Why we travel
An international development intern in Cusco gets a taste of local working culture—and guinea pig. Ava Liu, of Toronto, has one piece of advice for travellers going to Cusco, Peru: Pack your rain boots! The 22-year-old has been living in the...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Cuso International - Sponsor Content
- Category: Why we travel
A graduate gains real-world experience on an international development internship. Empowering women is what led 21-year-old Caroline MacIsaac to intern through Cuso International at Women Across Differences in Guyana, an organization that advocates for...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Izabela Wlodarczyk
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
Volunteering doesn't have to stop with your official placement. Earn those stripes. While living outside of your home country, you will invariably come across customs and lifestyles that are different from your own. You will eat new foods, make new...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Cuso International (sponsor content)
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
Five young professionals share their international internship take-home lessons. Over the last two years, 35 young professionals from across Canada participated in the International Youth Internship Program with Cuso International. From sustainable...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Stacey Williams (sponsored content)
- Category: Work Abroad
It’s not just about the thrill of travel. Running programs for gap year and study abroad organizations requires long hours and a lot of work. Pacific Discovery weighs in on what this dream job is really like. It’s five a.m. and 25-year-old Lou...
