If you are young and thinking about traveling abroad, health insurance for your volunteer work or job might be the furthest thing from your mind. But while you’re packing up your backpack and creating a travel playlist, you should also consider what might happen in case of an emergency – unfortunately, these things do happen.
Everyone has World Cup fever right now. As you try to tune out the vuvuzelas to watch your favorite teams play, has it ever crossed your mind that you could actually work for FIFA in planning the World Cup? Every four years, the organization needs thousands of employees and volunteers to make this even run […]
The new season of Top Chef just started on Bravo, and some of the dishes they make sound downright yummy. Others…not so much. Have you ever watched Top Chef or another cooking-related show and thought, “I could do just as good, if not better!” during the show? It’s never to late to put your money […]
With all of this soccer fever (who isn’t constantly checking World Cup results and standings?) the world’s eyes appear to be on South Africa. And the country on Africa’s cape has plenty to be proud of! In addition to hosting the world’s most popular sports championship, South Africa is growing in popularity for those who want to travel abroad, for work, volunteering, study or leisure. Have you thought about working or volunteering abroad in South Africa? If so, read on!
I know, I know, your mother always told you to put down your video game controls and pick up your text books. I think the refrain went something like this, “Playing those *&%^ games isn’t going to pay the bills, young man!” Well guess what, Mom? There is actually a whole profession that earns their […]
MSNBC is reporting that an army of 19,000 contract workers (and some 5,000 volunteers) have swarmed the Gulf Coast to help with clean-up efforts from the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. It would seem that pitching in to help clean up America’s worst disaster is on the minds and hearts of many […]
According to a recent report by PR Web, being proficient in social media skills might be your key to getting an job. As more and more companies are learning the benefits of Twitter, Facebook, and other social media sites, they’re looking for employees who can help the company manage the accounts they create. Some companies […]
Earlier this week we talked about non-teaching jobs abroad, for all of those who want a job that involves something besides teaching English as a foreign language. While there are plenty of those types of jobs out there, the most popular overseas job remains teaching English, and with good reason! Teaching English in a foreign […]
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