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Verge believes in travel for change. International experience creates global citizens, who can change our planet for the better. This belief is at the core of everything we do.
When I think back on it, my first experience volunteering overseas kind of sucked. It's a long story, but the short version is that I showed up in Nepal thinking that I was going to save the world and found out that really I was on an adventure tour posing as a volunteer programme.
Europe may be the School of Hard Knocks for ESL teachers, but Troy Nahumko has some tricks to ease the trade.
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.
Operating on a shoestring budget, this non-profit is working to improve conditions for porters in Tanzania.
From couchsurfing to house swapping, here's how to take the cost of accommodation out of your travel budget.