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- Type: Article
- Author: Megan Lee
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
One volunteer shares tips for interacting with Muslim women while volunteering in Tanzania. Maybe I'm biased, but I always find myself particularly drawn to the women from other cultures throughout my travels. I am continuously in awe of the work ethic...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Doris Larkin
- Category: Work Abroad
Want to head East, but don't want to teach English as a second language? Here are alternate options for globally minded professionals. According to HSBC’s 2014 Expat Explorer Survey, China is considered one of the most desirable expat destinations....
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- Type: Article
- Author: Gillian Arfin
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
Gillian discovers that physical distance can seem even greater when someone at home passes away. I know I've written a lot about the challenges of living away from home. The distance from Perth to Toronto—or just from here to anywhere that we have...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Cheylene Thongkham
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
Dreaming of the expat life? Cheylene shares what it really costs to live in the United Kingdom. Every time someone discovers I live in London, they always react by saving, “Wow, that’s awesome—but isn’t it expensive?” My response is usually an uneasy...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Cheylene Thongkham
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
What it's really like to work abroad in the United Kingdom's biggest city. “Congratulations, you’ve passed.” A wave of relief immediately rushed over me. I had passed the Life in the UK test, the UK’s citizenship exam. Though on paper it was little...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Vanessa Nirode
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
Without a clear path, it's easy to get lost. Vanessa is trying to find her way. We all make choices. Some of those choices are good. Some of them are not so good. Sometimes we end up lost. I grew up in a town of 4,820 in northern Ohio. Corn and soybean...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Vanessa Nirode
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
Why Vanessa is leaving behind her apartment, cat and "good job" to volunteer abroad. I’m almost to the second half of my life. This is the year I turn 45. It’s a big year for me. I’m making a lot of changes, doing things that most of my friends don’t...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Jessica Lockhart
- Category: Beyond the Guidebook
Tourist visits to this fragile ecosystem could soon reach more than a quarter of a million per year. Is it possible for your trip-of-a-lifetime to do more good than harm? At just past 8 a.m., the harsh morning sun is beating down on our group. Like...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Jennifer Meszaros
- Category: Beyond the Guidebook
In shoulder-width tunnels four storeys underground, Cambodia's precious stone workers dig for that one gem that will lift them from poverty. Few travellers make the jarring 650-kilometre trip from Angkor Wat to Ratanakiri. A remote province in the...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Khaled Allen
- Category: Beyond the Guidebook
Get some respite from Seoul’s fast pace through a South Korean temple stay. I woke in a pitch-dark cell long before dawn. A wooden bell rang out, accompanied by the ghostly chanting of a Seon monk, whose duty it was to rouse fellow monks and visiting...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Chelsea Knorr
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
In Tanzania, public transit has its own set of rules. There is no bus stop sign, but dala-dalas will stop anywhere to pick up a paying customer. Displaying the wear and tear of a 90-year-old man, these buses comb the potholed roads of Tanzania. Soon...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Steff Green
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
If you have a penchant for the past and don’t mind a bit of dirt under your nails, diggers are in demand. It's not like an Indiana Jones movie—you won't get chased by giant boulders or have to rescue fair maidens from the perils of ancient tombs. But...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Lies Ouwerkerk
- Category: Beyond the Guidebook
Before you check your luggage, check out these two organizations that transport much-needed supplies overseas. Baggage allowance on airplanes is strict these days. But we still stuff articles into our luggage that we never use. Or worse, wish that we...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Rebecca Chant
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
Rebecca shares the key skills that you'll need to navigate life in South Asia. Volunteering somewhere means that you spend more time than the average tourist getting to know a specific area and the region's culture. That's why after two months in...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Adele Priestley
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
Adele always knew what she wanted to be when she grew up—until she started travelling. When I was in kindergarten, I was asked to draw a picture of myself in my dream profession. I drew myself as a horse. Someday, I told my amused parents, I would grow...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Megan Lee
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
What happens when the reality of your overseas placement doesn't meet expectations? You've done your research, read reviews, packed your bags, charged your camera and flew thousands of miles to aid in a cause you believe in. You've spoken with program...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Hannah Pym
- Category: Study Abroad Blogs
Hannah shares some of the food that's fuelled her study sessions abroad. I have got to say one of the highlights of my study abroad year in England is the food. There is definitely going to be some withdrawal panics when I have to return home. There is...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Rebecca Chant
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
Rebecca discovers the most colourful way to participate in India's iconic festival. Volunteering has many benefits—for the organization, for the locals being helped and, of course, for yourself. Many organizations can only continue to operate with the...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Jessica Lockhart
- Category: Travel intelligence
How short-term international volunteers make a huge difference in natural disasters like Cyclone Pam. Last fall, as a speaker on a panel discussion, I unexpectedly found myself to be the subject of intense scrutiny. There I was, sharing advice for...
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- Type: Article
- Author: Megan Lee
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
Five last-minute activities to do before you board your plane. I’m stoked for my upcoming trip; I will be volunteering for the next three months in Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda through Carpe Diem Education, where our volunteer work will span from...
