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 […]
The Wonders of Working Your Way Around the World
Working abroad – what a wonder it is. In this blog I hope to bring you ideas and general tips to help the process, along with nuggets of knowledge, experiences and tales from individuals around the world who have found jobs out there or are offering jobs themselves. These are the best sources of information […]
Intern in Chile with Adelante Abroad!
I generally try not to spend too much talking about working in Chile because I lived there and don’t want to play favorites, but as I was coming the Internet for an organization for this week’s spotlight, I was really taken with the simplicity and earnestness of Adelante Abroad and wanted to review their website […]
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 […]
Oyster Worldwide Organization Spotlight
The gap year – a term that may not be familiar to our US and Canada readers – is one of the most popular times for young people to take a trip abroad for work, travel, or volunteer. So it makes sense that more and more travel agencies and nonprofit organizations have begun to focus […]
Volunteering Abroad – Best Resources for Parents
If you have decided to volunteer abroad, either through a program or on your own, you’ll probably be met with a lot of enthusiasm by your friends and family. You’ll also encounter a bit of skepticism – especially by your parents and/or grandparents. Those who are concerned about safety, or who simply don’t want you […]
Spotlight on Nicaragua – Ecotourism and Conservation Volunteer Jobs
You probably don’t give Nicaragua a ton of thought in you day to day life – it’s not one of the most well-known countries in Central America, and what people do know about it generally has something to do with some leftover reminders of political turmoil from the eighties. But lately Nicaragua has seen something […]
Organization Spotlight: Greenheart Travel
If you have any interest in the medical field, or working with children with special needs, but you don’t quite have the experience for a full-time, paid opportunity abroad, you should consider volunteering with Greenheart Travel. A division of Center for Cultural Interchange, Greenhart travel has been around since 1985. The focus of the trips […]