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Verge believes in travel for change.  International experience creates global citizens, who can change our planet for the better.  This belief is at the core of everything we do.

Since 2002, Verge has produced quality events and resources to help people experience the world in a meaningful way, through opportunities to study, work and volunteer abroad.

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April 24, 2023

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Nathan tells us the one thing he is complemented on the most and what’s really helped him in his career.
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Nathan’s co-workers have backgrounds working in delivery for Fed-Ex and DHL, but also in accounting, activism, and the oil and gas sector.
Nathan admits the Catch-22 of getting work in humanitarian field, and gives his best tips on getting around it.
Nathan talks about the fine line between dealing with gruesome realities and becoming desensitized to them.
Nathan talks about the reality of being “the rich guy” in a population that makes $1 a day.
We can bet your Sundays aren’t as eventful as Nathan’s. He talks to us about meeting with the leader of an armed rebel group.
Nathan talks to us about the field work and cases involved with being a protection delegate.
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Verge believes in travel for change. International experience creates global citizens, who can change our planet for the better. This belief is at the core of everything we do.

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