Archives for 2011

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Organization Spotlight: The Working Holiday Club

Continuing our exploration of non US-based work abroad organizations, this week we spotlight The Working Holiday Club (TWHC). There are so many reasons that I like this organization (many of which I will get to a bit later), but the first is that nothing sounds quite as appealing as a “working holiday” – to my […]

Internet Round-Up: Some Link-Love for the Work Abroad Set!

It’s been a while since I poked around the world wide web for a quick list of work and volunteer abroad news. Here’s what’s been going on: CHEAP FLIGHTS: It wasn’t too long ago that we talked about the best way to find a cheap flight for your work or volunteer abroad experience. We’ve also […]

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 […]

Visa Problems – What to Do When you Don’t Know What to Do

I recently had a friend contact me via Facebook with an alarming message: "I just left India and realized that I can’t get back in for two months. The problem is that my flight leaves from Delhi this Friday." To add insult to injury, my friend only had a 7-day tourist visa to visit Nepal, […]