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Midway through his project, Andrew shares his thoughts on how to make the greatest contribution as international volunteer. So we’re over the volunteer project hump now, with only three more weeks to go. It’s almost hard to believe. People say that two...
- Type: Article
- Author: Andrew O'Dea
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
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Browse the extraordinary collection of images we've gathered and published over the years. These have been compiled with the help of many fabulous people: photojournalists, international development workers, caring and observant travellers, and...
- Type: Article
- Author: Verge Magazine
- Category: PhotoPro
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Just after the culture shock has worn off, Rudayna learns that she's moving from Ecuador to Nicaragua. I have always wanted the kind of job where I could wake up one morning and be asked to relocate to another country. I have always had an insatiable...
- Type: Article
- Author: Rudayna Bahubeshi
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
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Carly finds magic in a simple bus ride from Shimla to Manali. Semi-deluxe was an overstatement. Still, I climbed the steps onto the bus and found seat number 11 on the left-hand side. Someone had already placed their luggage on the floor in front of my...
- Type: Article
- Author: Carly Vandergriendt
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
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Andrew O'Dea thought he was going to volunteer in South America. Instead, he wound up in the Caribbean. Yes, I am in Guyana, which is a country on the continent of South America. However, many people don’t know that Guyana is also part of CARICOM, or...
- Type: Article
- Author: Andrew O'Dea
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
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Verge's first study abroad blogger gets ready for her upcoming semester in Europe. My time left in Newfoundland is quickly coming to an end. On September 1, I fly home to Nova Scotia and then less than two weeks later, I board my 15 hour red-eye flight...
- Type: Article
- Author: Beth Saunders
- Category: Study Abroad Blogs
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Business student Hunar shares her advice for landing your dream internship overseas. Why did I start to travel? “To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist. That is all.” – Oscar Wilde The quote above was written by one of my favourite...
- Type: Article
- Author: Hunar Chandhok
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
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How to make a meaningful contribution while volunteering overseas. As a former international volunteer and a go-to resource for volunteers participating in BaseCamp International Centers’ programs, I have learned how to successfully make a meaningful...
- Type: Article
- Author: Rudayna Bahubeshi
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
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Blogger Camaro reflects on retail therapy, Ghana-style. “Yesss pure.” If you’ve ever been to Ghana you know this sound well. It’s the sound of women advertising that they are selling pure water sachets. I’ve gotten so used to buying small plastic bags...
- Type: Article
- Author: Camaro West
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
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How to stretch your overseas intern salary by investing in secondhand clothing. In Madagascar, it’s called friperie or simply frip (deriving from the French word for a secondhand clothing shop), but used clothing markets exist all over mainland Africa....
- Type: Article
- Author: Charity Yoro
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
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Think that volunteering in Bali means that you should pack a bikini and flip-flops? Think again. OK, I admit it. When I first perused the suggested packing list for my inaugural Habitat for Humanity trip, I scoffed. Among the items we were told to...
- Type: Article
- Author: Noa Glow
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
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A stroll through the streets of Ambositra re-awakens an international volunteer's senses. Though it may be known as the artisan capital of Madagascar, Ambositra seems to the seasoned traveller, at least to me, bland and forgettable at first. Its a...
- Type: Article
- Author: Charity Yoro
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
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Volunteers in Bali ensure that houses become a home. "In Bali, the calendar looks more like a dictionary," jokes Clareta, a program manager for Habitat for Humanity Indonesia's Bali Project. "Every day is something special." Making our way to our build...
- Type: Article
- Author: Noa Glow
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
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Rudayna attempts to catch her breath while working abroad in Quito, Ecuador. It had been about a year since I last experienced altitude sickness. The nausea, the headaches, the spinning, the faintness and the wishing that I was somewhere else. I had my...
- Type: Article
- Author: Rudayna Bahubeshi
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
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In the land of lush rainforest and friendly smiles, Andrew reflects on what the phrase "third world" really means. Is this the real life? Freddie Mercury sang it first, but I feel similarly since I’ve landed here in Guyana. It’s one of those things...
- Type: Article
- Author: Andrew O'Dea
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
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Me, myself and I: finding solace and strength in solo travel. Last week I embarked on a 10-day trek through northern India—a much-needed respite from the consistent 40-plus degree heat of the desert and a chance to take solace in the resolute...
- Type: Article
- Author: Carly Vandergriendt
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
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Ghana: Where nothing goes as planned and everything works out beautifully anyway. I’m officially at the half-way point of my internship in Ghana! Three and a half months in, I’ve been reflecting a lot on how I’ve changed and what I’ve learned so far....
- Type: Article
- Author: Camaro West
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
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Andrew O'Dea's mantra for preparing for his overseas volunteer project? "Optimism!" Ready or not, here I come! No, no one has to run and hide from me this time (although hide-and-go-seek was definitely one of the best games on the go as a kid)....
- Type: Article
- Author: Andrew O'Dea
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
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Carly escapes her life an intern by remembering how to be a traveller again. I was nervous, pacing up and down the length of the floor rug in my room. I checked my cell phone: 9:15 p.m. I glanced at my packed bag, sitting placidly in the corner of the...
- Type: Article
- Author: Carly Vandergriendt
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
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AIESEC blogger Genevieve faces culture shock in India head-on. I have now been in India for three weeks and while some of the initial shock has worn off, I am learning every day that the real India is nothing like the movie version. On the surface, the...
- Type: Article
- Author: Genevieve Juillet
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
