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 […]
Archives for 2011
Cheap Lodging Abroad – Coach Surfing and WWOOFing
I imagine that if you’re at all interested in international travel, you’ve heard of Couch Surfing and WWOOFing. Both steadily increasing in popularity, they are housing options for the thrifty among us – and are using the Internet to connect people traveling throughout the globe in some very interesting ways. Couchsurfing is kind of like […]
Finding a Fellowship Abroad
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Wedding Planner Jobs Abroad – Destination Weddings!
If you love the idea of spending hours choosing flowers, tasting cakes and taking care of all of the little details, you might want to consider a career in events planning. More specifically, wedding planning might be for you. But a wedding planner’s life isn’t all glamour – most of the big decisions like the […]
Job Interview Advice for Prospective Expats
There are so many great job opportunities abroad, and a large part of the work comes before you even find the right position. Combing through job sites can be a full-time job in and of itself, along with perfecting your resume and networking to make sure that your name makes it to the top of […]
Find Cheap International Airfare
This weekend, it took me 12 hours to get from Washington D.C. to New York City. That’s typically a 35 minutes flight. Another friend spent his own 12 hours trying to get from Philadelphia to Denver. What is going on in the world of airlines? I honestly have no idea. But as it becomes more […]
Find Travel Writing Job Opportunities
Travel writing can seem like the best of both worlds for people who love writing and love travel – why not combine these two things great things and make them into a career? The opportunities to do just that are definitely out there if you know where to look. Travel writing as a career can […]
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 […]