This may or may not surprise many readers, but as a writer based in the United States, I tend to be much more familiar with US and Canada based international work and volunteer organizations than I am with those based in other countries around the world. That’s why I’m so pleased to have come across […]
5 Reasons to Work Abroad this Summer
2018 just flew by and here we are in 2019 full of hopes for the New Year – and maybe some new year’s resolutions. Perhaps your resolution was to work abroad or volunteer overseas, but you don’t know if you can do it – it might require having to leave a job or raise some […]
Opportunities to Volunteer With Animals Abroad
By Alexia Waring Working abroad is an exciting prospect, but sometimes the jobs themselves can be a bit, well, boring. Serving tequila shots is great fun when you spend the days topping up your tan, but if you want to do something a bit more stimulating, why not try volunteering? Providing your services for free […]
Volunteering Off the Beaten Path
Argentina, South Africa and Australia are truly great places to find work abroad – they offer cultural diversity and tons of work and volunteer abroad opportunities. But you might be the kind of person who is looking to do something a little different. If you are looking to volunteer somewhere that is slightly less popular […]
How to Retire Abroad!
Here at Work Abroad Magazine, we usually focus on people who are just starting out their careers, and decide somewhat early in life to take a risk and move abroad. But there is an often overlooked population in the U.S. who are seeking new opportunities living abroad – retirees! More and more retired people are […]
The Working Abroad Woman
The Washington Post published an interesting piece last week, “How can it pay off for women to work abroad.” It offers an interesting perspective not only for the increase leadership skills and responsibility that can come along with working abroad, but some of the specific cultural issues that might come along when women find positions […]
Volunteer Vacations with Sierra Club
Volunteer vacations or “voluntourism” are incredibly popular – they are a great way to take a break from work, school or home while feeling a sense of accomplishment that you have done something in service to someone else. The Sierra Club has taken the lead on these types of trips, adding more than 350 “outings” […]
Animal Jobs Abroad
Just yesterday I was drawn to a blog post by someone who claimed to know the top 10 jobs abroad. I’ll admit I wasn’t especially impressed with the list, but there was one entry that did pique my interest: animal jobs. Here at Working Abroad Magazine, we’ve spoken about working with animals mostly in the […]
Five Reasons to Volunteer Abroad for More than 3 Months
In my experience the most common amount of time for a long-term volunteer program experience is three months. This makes perfect sense to me: it’s about as long as a college semester or summer vacation, it’s a manageable amount of time to go without getting paid, and it’s 25% of a year which is a […]
International Student Volunteers: Adventure Travel Meets Service
I’ll admit it – I am a sucker for photos of animals. People with animals, animals with other animals, animals with babies just get me every time. So as I’m researching volunteer abroad placement organizations for this week’s blog, I had to stop when I saw a photo of a volunteer with an elephant and […]