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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.
Once, practically any native English-speaking Caucasian could land a job teaching English abroad. These days, that's just not good enough.
Sometimes, getting your parents on board can be the biggest hurdle of all.
Having a TEFL certification can mean better schools, better pay, and may even be required for a work visa. But which kind of course should you choose?
Parenting abroad and across the ocean requires strong family communication.
Elephants, freed from the cruelty of Thailand's logging industry, now face an equally grim prospect: Tourism.
Travel around the world on an empty wallet? Yes, it is possible.