If you speak with enough people who have lived and worked abroad, they generally fall into two basic categories: planners and drifters. While I’ve always been partial to planning myself, there isn’t necessarily a right way to do it – people can be equally successful having set-up everything in advance, as they can be arriving […]
Learning a Language Abroad – Tips and Tricks
The language barrier can be the most scary (and exciting!) part of accepting a position abroad. Whether or not your are actually working in your mother tongue, having a working knowledge of your host country’s language is not only useful, but is also a sign of respect. Learning a new language can also satisfy curiosity, […]
Reasons to Study Abroad
Very often the story of working or volunteering abroad actually begins in college, where the increasing popularity of study abroad programs has led to an 8% increase per year in the number of undergraduates to take a summer, semester or year overseas as part of their college experience. People choose to study abroad for a […]
Focus on Study Abroad: A Stepping Stone to Working Abroad
While at Working Abroad Magazine our focus is primarily on volunteer and work abroad opportunities, one are that we mention over and over again is study abroad – not just because the study abroad experience can be a great way to learn about new cultures as a college student, but also because a quality study […]
Work Abroad News Round-Up (Feb. 8, 2011)
We’ve been focusing quite a bit on China around here lately, and we aren’t the only one’s. Michelle Obama recently made a speech encouraging young people to study abroad in general, but specifically to venture abroad to create closer ties with China. What really struck me about what Mrs. Obama had to say is that […]
Study Abroad in Australia – TAFE Program, Visa Info
Australia.com tempts us all to abandon our ordinary lives and whoop it up Down Under through the Work & Holiday visa program. Thousands of travelers from a range of countries, including Malaysia, Chile, and the United States make the journey with dreams of becoming a surf lifesaver, a cattle drover, or a wildlife warrior. But […]