Do you like children? Want to travel? Learn a new language? Experience a different culture? Earn a bit of cash? Know your way around the business end of a vacuum cleaner? If the answer to all of the above is “yes,” or even “probably,” you could consider spending some time working abroad as an au […]
Archives for September 2010
Volunteer Work in Uganda
Spending an extended time volunteering abroad can be the most intimate way to discover a new country. Paid work is exciting, but ultimately the beneficiaries are businesses and you may find yourself spending more time working for the system than experiencing another culture. Working abroad for free, i.e., volunteering overseas, may not bring financial gains, […]
Mountbatten Internships – Work Abroad in New York
In the last blog we looked at the benefits of working abroad in the European Union for residents of member states, but now let’s consider an opportunity across the pond. Each year, about 300 people find work in New York through a programme called the Mountbatten Internship, a sponsorship arrangement that enables non-US citizens to […]