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- Type: Article
- Author: Gina Mussio
- Category: Work Abroad
Navigating Italy's convoluted work visa process can be a headache—but also worth the effort. Here's how. After years of studying Italian and many trips to the country, I finally decided to move to Italy. I was ready for my own personal slice of the...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Gina Mussio
- Category: Work Abroad
English teaching opportunities abound in the land of la dolce vita. When I first moved to Italy, I didn’t plan to teach. But like most English-speaking expats, it was the quickest way to find a job. It only took an ad placed online before I found...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Jordan Reed
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
Finding bathrooms and making small talk—all part of picking up Survival Chinese (or, in my case, making a fool of myself). The Lonely Planet Mandarin Phrasebook & Dictionary sticks out of my back pocket. Pin Yin has been decoded during a few language...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Chris Davis
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
What I once thought was necessary—and why I'm questioning if I'll need them when I return home. If you’re heading to a new country, be aware that even the most common creature comforts you’re used to could well be absent when you arrive. In dealing...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Nicole Segura
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
As Nicole packs her bags for Taiwan, she reflects on what she's learned in the last year. A year ago, I hopped on a plane to Phetchabun, a small town in the heart of Thailand that neither I nor Google near anything about. When I arrived, I was...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Nicole Segura
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
Nicole finds "purpose" in her latest journey. The word "purpose" brings a lot to mind and really gets me thinking, especially on late Sunday nights when I should be sleeping but can’t seem to send that message up to my brain. I believe our purpose in...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Mikaila Ross (sponsor content)
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
What can a group of women running a restaurant in Myanmar teach a veteran Toronto cooking school instructor and Cuso International volunteer? Plenty. For International Women’s Day, Cuso International celebrates and recognizes its volunteers and partner...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Sydney Vogl
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
The challenges and rewards of a life abroad. Any former or current expat will tell you that life in abroad can be both incredibly exciting and incredibly challenging. You're living in a foreign country, where you don't know anyone. If that doesn't...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Tina Chow
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
Three ways to prepare before setting off. From barely making it on time to hop on the scheduled buses, trains and flights; to not bringing enough cash and having none of your cards work; to being yelled at by locals and almost receiving a penalty for...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Emma McDowell
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
Struggling with individuality in a collective society. Selfish: concerned excessively or exclusively with oneself: seeking or concentrating on one's own advantage, pleasure, or well-being without regard for others. I have never felt more selfish than I...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Ahnika White
- Category: Study Abroad Blogs
How I was unconsciously hindering my adaptation to life abroad. One of the biggest surprises I have experienced in my time in Ireland has to do with the topic of gender, which I am tentative bringing up because it is such a sensitive subject—not just...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Laura Winberg
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
10 tips to make your transition abroad easier. It’s that time of year again. International school teachers all over the world are anxiously awaiting contact from potential employers, having already attended a recruitment fair. They've conducted...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Laura Winberg
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
"Normalcy" and "routine" may be hard to come by in Shanghai. When I moved to Shanghai at the end of my three-year stint in the UK, I honestly thought I was prepared. As someone with low-key anxiety and obsessive tendencies, research keeps me level—and...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Nele van Hout
- Category: Study Abroad Blogs
How will living in England with a Dutch passport affect my future? The announcement that Britain was holding a referendum to vote whether to stay in or leave the European Union (EU) came to me as a shock. Not only did I never expect a country wanting...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Chris Davis
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
Getting used to a Spanish schedule was a struggle, until I decided to let go. A few weeks ago, I was giving a class to my advanced English students when I said something that rendered them speechless. The looks they gave me were of disgust and...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Raleigh International (sponsor content)
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
Each year in Tanzania, an area of natural forest nearly the size of Rhode Island is cleared. Local communities and international volunteers are working together to change that. A group of about 30 people sits scattered on the muddy, freshly dug bank of...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Jordan Reed
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
An average commute home, complete with perfumed sausage and potato pocket warmers. I’ve just gotten off work. I’m squeezed in next to a mix of humanity on the Qing Gui, the Light Rail Train, all of us on our way home from a day’s work. From where I’m...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Jordan Reed
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
Jordan left to teach abroad for a season. . .over five years ago. How he's thrived overseas. I’m not sure when the zombie dreams stopped. It used to be that at least twice a month I fought off assaults from the undead as soon as I closed my eyes....
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- Type: Article
- Author: Kelli Kennedy
- Category: Study Abroad Blogs
A breakdown of the perceived differences between the two systems. Guess who’s back, by popular demand? You may be thinking, “Oh huh, I figured she gave up on that blog thing by now.” Well, fortunately for my readership (aka my mother and my boyfriend),...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Jennalyn Christopherson
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
These misconceptions about teaching abroad deserve to be busted. 1. "Teaching EFL abroad isn’t a job job." If you read my article about the skills you acquire teaching abroad, you may have realized that this job is pretty far from a vacation. I am at...
