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Mourning the Loss of Travel

Mourning the Loss of Travel

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For many people, not being able to travel is a profound loss and the grief is real. Here's how to deal.
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The Future of Tourism in Bali

The Future of Tourism in Bali

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Gone are the days of bustling beach crowds, surfer-saturated waves, and bumper-to-bumper motorbike traffic in Bali. Is this how tourism should be?
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Stuck in Limbo: From Full-Time Student to Free Agent

Stuck in Limbo: From Full-Time Student to Free Agent

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With my university classes finished, I was finally free to experience Taiwan on my own terms. But the transition period was not easy.
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A Cherokee street sign in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

A is for the Atlas of Endangered Alphabets

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Two-thirds of the world's written scripts are in danger of disappearing—and with them, the unique cultural knowledge they convey.
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Asylum Seekers in Tlaquepaque, Jalisco

Stepping Stones to Safety: Volunteering in Mexican Migrant Shelters

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Driven by gang violence, crop failure and poverty, Central American migrants head northward in search of a better life.
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Students at a Yoga Teacher Training course in Goa, India.

Yoga For Sale

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A native of India weighs in on the cultural appropriation and commodification of an ancient Hindu spiritual practice.
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A billboard in Liberia during West Africa's 2015 Ebola outbreak.

Ebola & COVID: Communities Rising to the Challenge

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A veteran of Doctors Without Borders' Ebola mission in Uganda sees some surprising similarities in our behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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COVID Across Cultures

COVID Across Cultures

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Returning home from Tanzania, I realized my need to travel was putting others at risk.
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Learning a language takes a great deal of commitment.

Learning Mandarin as a Complete Beginner

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Language learning is an ongoing process of trying, failing, reassessing and trying again. 
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The 7 Best Careers & Sectors for Working Abroad

The 7 Best Careers & Sectors for Working Abroad

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What are the most in-demand and highly sought-after professions for international work—and how can you get your foot in the door?
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Essential Guide to Responsible & Ethical Travel

Essential Guide to Responsible & Ethical Travel

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Overtourism and the problems it creates may make you feel like giving up your passport. But responsible travel experts say there's a better way.
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View of Arenal Volcano on my morning commute after dropping my son at school

From Contracts to COVID-19: Finding and Losing Work in Costa Rica

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I had just settled into my first consulting gig when COVID-19 hit Costa Rica.
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