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An au pair and her charge in Colombia.

Advice for First-Time Au Pairs

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How to manage your relationship with your new host family.
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The writer's daughter, Andrea Mitchell (left) with her stepfather, Patrick Moore, enjoy a day in Florence, Italy.

Parenting on an "Adult Gap Year"

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Parenting abroad and across the ocean requires strong family communication.
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5 Things You'll Worry About While Living Abroad

5 Things You'll Worry About While Living Abroad

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The truths behind many travellers' Instagram accounts. 
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Taking a yoga class in a foreign language is a great way to improve your conversation skills.

How to Learn a Language Outside of the Classroom

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No textbooks necessary.
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Victoria and friends embrace a cultural norm in Spain.

5 Cultural Quirks of Spain

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Five differences between New York and Spain. 
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Monks in Burma

"Ya Ba Deh": Finding Balance in a New Burma

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Kaelyn explores the impact of one phrase on her life and Burma's future. 
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Lago de Atitlan, Guatemala

Life Inside a Guatemalan Kaleidoscope

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What happens when the boundaries between "travel" and "real life" begin to blur?
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A woman walks past a sign for an election in Marrakesh, Morocco

Creative Modernity in Morocco

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Looking beyond Western ideals of what makes a "modern" country.
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The Best Places to Make a Home in Latin America

The Best Places to Make a Home in Latin America

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Want to learn Spanish? Grow your career? Just chill out? Dependent on your goals, not all Latin American regions are equal.
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Men and women sit together on a bench in Istanbul, Turkey.

The Struggle for Feminism in the Middle East

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Taylor learns that gender equality is subjective to where you are in the world, not who you are. 
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Spot the mongoose

Why I Travel: Wildlife Conservation in South Africa

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Cathy Hue works crazy hours, lives in a little wooden shed and spends three out of four weeks in the bush. She wouldn't trade it for anything.
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Sacrifice-Free Work Abroad

Sacrifice-Free Work Abroad

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To work or to travel? A small resolution that will allow you to get the most out of your experience.
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