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What Would the Boss Say?: Employers on Gap Years

What Would the Boss Say?: Employers on Gap Years

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Don't just take our word for it. Verge interviewed some key execs to get their take on gap years. The bottom line? Go for it.
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Will you Succeed Overseas?

Will you Succeed Overseas?

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Living, working or studying overseas not only involves the day to day effort of doing your job or keeping up with your school work, but also requires you to adapt to the culture that you've planted yourself in. The question is: Are you that type?
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Médecins Sans Frontières: First In, Last Out

Médecins Sans Frontières: First In, Last Out

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Young Canadian volunteers with Médicins Sans Frontières talk about braving some of the world's worst conflict zones to deliver help where it's desperately needed.
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Backgrounder: Haiti

Backgrounder: Haiti

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A nation in the remaking—again.
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Ducking Montezuma: Preventing and Treating Gastrointestinal Ailments Abroad

Ducking Montezuma: Preventing and Treating Gastrointestinal Ailments Abroad

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How to keep your guts from visiting the circus during your travels.
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10 Ways to Fundraise for Volunteer Travel

10 Ways to Fundraise for Volunteer Travel

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Want to travel, but can't afford it? Why not volunteer abroad and fundraise?
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All the News That's Fit to Print: Changing the Face of Human Rights Reporting In Ghana

All the News That's Fit to Print: Changing the Face of Human Rights Reporting In Ghana

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He's 26 years old, he lives at home with his parents... and he's changing the face of human rights reporting in Ghana. Meet Ben Peterson, co-founder of Journalists for Human Rights.
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Backgrounder: Kashmir

Backgrounder: Kashmir

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Kashmir, located high in the Himalayas where India and Pakistan guard their borders, has been a flash point between the two countries for more than fifty years.
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How to Choose a Travel-Friendly First Aid Kit

How to Choose a Travel-Friendly First Aid Kit

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If you're getting ready for a sojourn overseas, chances are you've prepared a list of things to jam into your pack before you head off to the airport. One item that is often overlooked is a first aid kit.
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Alphabet Soup: An English Guide to ESL Acronyms

Alphabet Soup: An English Guide to ESL Acronyms

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If you're just starting to look into teaching English as a second language (ESL), you have probably noticed that there is a sea of acronyms referring to various programmes. Here's a primer.
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Teach to Travel

Teach to Travel

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Teaching English is a great way to see the world—and get paid for it.
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Bigger and Better: An International Trading Game

Bigger and Better: An International Trading Game

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Toilet rolls, poisoned darts and Dead Sea muck: Humanitarian NGO volunteer, Verge correspondent and veteran traveller Mike Fuchigami on his version of international trade.
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