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The Cost of Volunteering Overseas
February 21, 2012

The Cost of Volunteering Overseas

Tips on how to fund your overseas experience—and why it's worth the effort.
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February 15, 2012

A Changing Landscape for Volunteer-Sending Organizations

The line between "non-profit" and "for-profit" development organizations is becoming blurred. How will this affect overseas volunteers?
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February 3, 2012

You want me to do what?: Interesting international etiquette

Understanding how to behave in a foreign land can save you time, money, and respect. It can also make the unfamiliar much less scary and much more humorous.  
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December 16, 2011

Best Cities: Good is the New Great

What makes a city great?
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November 30, 2011

MOvember: in your face fundraising

What once started as a satirical, Ozzy fashion statement has become an international fundraising initiative generating millions.
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November 14, 2011

Time to "thrillax"

Who would have thought that sky-diving is more relaxing than sun bathing, or hiking is more peaceful than a day at the spa?
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September 29, 2011

It's National (Fair Trade?) Coffee Day!

Today is national coffee day! While you sip your decaf, non-fat soy latte, think about the fact that over 80 percent of Canadians drink coffee regularly, according to the Coffee Association of Canada, and in 2008 sales of coffee amounted to 16 percent of non-alcoholic beverage sales in Canada. So this just leaves the question: do you know where your coffee comes from?
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September 8, 2011

Gazan Students Denied U.S. Scholarships

What would you do if you were denied your right to study abroad?
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August 4, 2011

Comfort vs. Growth: Expats Working Abroad

If you're moving abroad to work, either independently or because of a transfer within your company, what things are you hoping for in order to be a happy expat?
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July 7, 2011

How Should Canada Address its own Diaspora?

How to address the millions of Canadians who live abroad? Should government policies support our diasporas, integrate them into Canadian society and encourage them to return one day? And should we be concerned about expatriates returning to Canada after their retirement and benefiting from a healthcare system that they haven't paid into sufficiently?
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June 21, 2011

A Look at Going Abroad from Outside the West

It's easy to think about studying or volunteering abroad in terms of people from the West going away.
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June 9, 2011

Study Abroad, Learn French, Be Cool

The Internet just found out that Hangover star Bradley Cooper can speak fluent French.
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