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De-icing training at Coronet Peak, New Zealand. (Photo by Richard Ainsworth.)

Finding the Perfect Job Abroad

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Taylor experiences a not-so-average week working as a lift operator in New Zealand.
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Sidrah and her fiancee at their engagement party.

Why Your First Impression Shouldn't Be Your Last

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Sidrah learns to learns to look for the best of people on both sides of the Atlantic.
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TBEX '13: The Noble Potential of Travel

TBEX '13: The Noble Potential of Travel

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G Adventures Founder Bruce Poon Tip talks travel and sustainable development.
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Moving Mountains in Nepal

Moving Mountains in Nepal

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Faced with insurmountable poverty, there's little that many Nepalis can do to elevate themselves. Against the odds, Vishu Sijali is trying to change that.
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Butterfly Farming: Giving them Wings

Butterfly Farming: Giving them Wings

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How the Zanzibar Butterfly Centre is empowering rural farmers to build their own businesses.
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Get a Career Edge—Take the 'Gap' out of 'Gap Year'

Get a Career Edge—Take the 'Gap' out of 'Gap Year'

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Be strategic about your international experience and stand out from the crowd.
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How to Be a Star Volunteer

How to Be a Star Volunteer

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An element of uncertainty accompanies any international experience. Here are five tips to help you get and give the most as an international volunteer.
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Why Overseas Non-Profits Want International Volunteers

Why Overseas Non-Profits Want International Volunteers

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Is international volunteering just an ineffective indulgence for rich North Americans? Not according to new research by Dr Erin Barnhart.
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Bringing Medicine to Panama's Jungle... via Boat

Bringing Medicine to Panama's Jungle... via Boat

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A three-day river journey to a remote community in Panama's jungle is all part of the job for Floating Doctors volunteers.
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The Hong Kong skyline at night.

Nine Months in Hong Kong

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How an internship in Hong Kong changed Monica's perspective.
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Rocinha, a favela in Rio de Janeiro.

Ingenuity of Rocinha

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Rob visits the favellas of Brazil for an eye-opening experience.
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What Not to Pack in Your Checked Bag

What Not to Pack in Your Checked Bag

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After Roop loses her checked bag, she makes a list of the contents she’ll miss the most.
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