Posts Tagged with "working abroad"

Working Notes from Rwanda

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

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An international aid worker arrives in Rwanda for the first time and wrestles with the lingering aftershocks of the country’s 1994 genocide while trying to re-build present economic conditions and better the future.

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Volunteer in a Himalayan Village in Nepal

Sunday, November 15, 2009

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In this world there are mountain people and there are beach people. This one is for the mountain people and for the mountain people who don’t know they’re mountain people. There aren’t a lot of chances to live in an honest-to-God Himalayan village these days. Here’s one: Village Environment Community Gangkharka (VEC), a small NGO with a long name.

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Teaching English in Madrid

Friday, October 2, 2009

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For ESL teachers in Europe, Madrid is an appealing city to base yourself for a year or more and there’s no denying it’s an exciting place to live. Add to this: fantastic weather, friendly locals (known as Madridleños), abundant cultural events, world-class art, and unparalleled nightlife.

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