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How to be an Amazing Volunteer: Q & A with Susan E. Gibson

How to be an Amazing Volunteer: Q & A with Susan E. Gibson

With decades of field experience in the international development sector, author Susan E. Gibson knows what it takes to be a great overseas volunteer.
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5 Classic Reads That Will Transport You Around the World

5 Classic Reads That Will Transport You Around the World

A travel reading list to help you through a pandemic.
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Discussing books in Borneo.

10 Books to Accompany an Adventure

Perfect for your pack, these stories will inspire and entertain you. 
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Gap Year Insights from Daniel Baylis, Author of "The Traveller"

Gap Year Insights from Daniel Baylis, Author of "The Traveller"

The work exchange pro explains how taking a mid-career gap year changed his life.
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International Service Learning

International Service Learning

A detailed examination of why, and under what conditions, international service learning programs can be an effective teaching strategy.
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Coming of Age in a Globalized World

Coming of Age in a Globalized World

A book that sheds light on the realities of globalization and challenges a new generation of world citizens to shape answers to global issues.
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Inside the Everyday Lives of Development Workers

Inside the Everyday Lives of Development Workers

A groundbreaking book that examines the social and cultural world of aid agencies and the people who choose to become development workers.
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Becoming World Wise

Becoming World Wise

A guide for independent and purposeful learners considering destinations off the “beaten path”, on connecting with a wider world
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Making Good: Finding meaning, money, and community in a changing world

It seems like everyone has a story of how they first heard of Dev Aujla.
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Fortunate Sons: Liel Leibovitz and Matthew Miller

Fortunate Sons: Liel Leibovitz and Matthew Miller

A captivating tale of young Chinese scholars in braids and silk robes, sent to New England to study at its finest schools.
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Generation NGO: Edited by Alisha Nicole Apale and Valerie Stam

Generation NGO: Edited by Alisha Nicole Apale and Valerie Stam

The stories collected in Generation NGO should be read by anyone considering working or volunteering in the developing world.
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Where Hornbills Fly: Erik Jensen

Where Hornbills Fly: Erik Jensen

Haunting, yet hopeful, Where Hornbills Fly opens a window onto a vanishing world and paints a remarkable portrait of this fragile tribe, which continues to survive deep in the heart of Borneo.
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