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Nearly three years after Haiti's 2010 earthquake, blogger Natalie Gilbert visits the country to discover that there's plenty to the country beyond the rubble. I spent this summer in Haiti. When I first told people that I would be doing this, I received...
- Type: Article
- Author: Natalie Gilbert
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
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An intern's first week in Brazil. I started my first day of interning yesterday and it involved going into the various classes, introducing myself and telling them a little bit about where I come from. I began most classes asking the students what they...
- Type: Article
- Author: Samantha Phelan
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
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In India, there's no such thing as an IOU. I used to hate asking for help. In Canada, I was that person who would stubbornly drive around for a half an hour, forever thinking that I was on the cusp of finding the place I needed to go, instead of taking...
- Type: Article
- Author: Carly Vandergriendt
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
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Living in any foreign country, I have always felt on guard, trying to ensure what I say and do never offends a local. After all, I stand out enough as it is as a white person—I do not want to come across as an arrogant or righteous white person. I...
- Type: Article
- Author: Clare Esler
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
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As Hunar prepares to head home, she reflects on best practices for finding an internship abroad. “One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure that it is worth watching.” - Unknown The last day has finally arrived of my three-month journey...
- Type: Article
- Author: Hunar Chandhok
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
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How to hit the ground running in a developing country. I arrived in Ghana with seven months ahead of me and a pretty demanding job description, ready to hit the ground running. Five and a half months later, I don’t know where the time has gone and I...
- Type: Article
- Author: Camaro West
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
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Andrew reflects on the summer he spent volunteering in Guyana. It’s hard to believe that two months are almost over! It’s true what they say about time flies when you’re having fun, eh? Quite a few people gave me some queer looks when I said I’d be...
- Type: Article
- Author: Andrew O'Dea
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
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Why you need to spend a semester overseas. Studying abroad can get a bad rap. Yes, it’s increasingly popular, perhaps even trendy—but it’s not just for the wine-sipping art history exchange student in Paris. Many people, or articles such as this one...
- Type: Article
- Author: Rudayna Bahubeshi
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
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For blogger Samantha, interacting with locals is the key to true cultural immersion. People travel for various different reasons including business, study abroad exchanges, volunteer programs and vacations. It would not be far-fetched to say that many...
- Type: Article
- Author: Samantha Phelan
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
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Carly shares her tips on bargaining like an Indian for a fair price. In North America, bargaining for goods while shopping is pretty much unheard of. If I were to go to a shopping mall, pick up something I want and then proceed to tell the salesperson...
- Type: Article
- Author: Carly Vandergriendt
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
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No oven? No fridge? That's no problem for creative international volunteers. There are a handful of standard topics of conversation that volunteers worldwide tend to gravitate toward, no matter what field or country they may be working. These topics...
- Type: Article
- Author: Charity Yoro
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
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Despite the ice cold showers and constant noise, this "blondie" blogger is learning to love Guyana. Crickets chirping, dogs barking, loud soca music being played, cars speeding by so fast parked car alarms are being set off, and the faint sound of...
- Type: Article
- Author: Kendra Borutski
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
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Dealing with the unexpected abroad; issues of power and privilege. I really don’t feel like pulling myself out of the office to stagger downtown and face people who appear to only want to gawk at the curious-looking “foreign object” of a white girl,...
- Type: Article
- Author: Clare Esler
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
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How to prepare for a semester abroad. My time in St. John’s, Newfoundland is slowly coming to an end. On September 1, I head back to Nova Scotia for two weeks and then embark on my three and a half month journey to study abroad in Prague, Czech...
- Type: Article
- Author: Beth Saunders
- Category: Study Abroad Blogs
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After a year working abroad, Charity redefines her definition of success. Aza kivy. In Malagasy, these two words invoke so much meaning. Don’t be disappointed. It is such a simple concept, and yet so easy to forget working in the development sector—not...
- Type: Article
- Author: Charity Yoro
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
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Volunteering abroad in Bali doesn't have to mean sacrificing dietary choices or restrictions. I set out on this Habitat build worried that I wouldn’t have luck finding food to fit my picky vegetarian requirements. Knowing I would need all the nutrients...
- Type: Article
- Author: Noa Glow
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
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A play-by-play of an overseas intern's schedule. After five months in Ghana, life has become fairly routine. That’s not to say that some days aren’t full of surprises, like the day I went into work expecting a regular day at the office and ended up in...
- Type: Article
- Author: Camaro West
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
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First days of work are hard enough. But what happens when that first day is in Mumbai? At 9:30 a.m. I was standing in an elevator with sweaty palms, nervously waiting to get to the 14th floor to start my first day of work in Mumbai at Ogilvy as a...
- Type: Article
- Author: Hunar Chandhok
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
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- Type: Article
- Author: Dylan Muñoz
- Category: Study Abroad Blogs
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Guyana's official language may be English, but blogger Kendra feels like she's learning her native language all over again. It all started on the day that I arrived here in Georgetown, Guyana, when I first walked into a market called Bourda. I had been...
- Type: Article
- Author: Kendra Borutski
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
