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February 22nd, 2012 - 5:44 am § in Day in the Life, El Salvador, Volunteer

Of Leap Years and Underwear

I’m a leap year junkie; that extra day every fourth February reminds me of so many hopeful, calming truths. It reminds me that every system has an outlier and every rule, an exception, even in something as basic as how we measure time. It reminds me that for all our hubris, we human beings hav[...]

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February 20th, 2012 - 6:37 am § in Day in the Life

A Little Puppy & Immigration Control

My family in the Dominican Republic has been making new additions lately. My family lives in an apartment with a large shared back yard. We are perhaps 100 meters down the road from Project Esperanza’s group home for Haitian immigrant boys and about 300 meters from their school. A few weeks ag[...]

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February 18th, 2012 - 8:00 am § in Careers, Day in the Life, Ecuador, Good Ideas

Non-Verbal Cues in Latin America

When making my decision to live and teach abroad three years ago, a major concern for me was language. How will I communicate? How will I get what I need? Will the locals understand me? How will I make friends? Learning the spoken language is obviously one of the most essential steps in getting to [...]

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February 17th, 2012 - 8:00 am § in Day in the Life

Back in the Game (and Hiking in Guatemala)

¡Saludos desde Guatemala! For the next several months, I will be living in Xela, Guatemala’s second largest city, and volunteering as a trek guide for Quetzaltrekkers, the only all volunteer-run, all non-profit outdoors organization in Central America. Quetzaltrekkers (QT) leads treks through som[...]

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February 15th, 2012 - 8:08 pm § in Colombia, Country, Day in the Life, Volunteer

Why to Teach English in Colombia (With an O)

“So, I’m actually moving to Colombia to teach English for a year.” “Congratulations! That’s so exciting! You’re going to love New York!” I can’t begin to tell you how many times I had some variation on this conversation during the last few months of 2011. Needless to say, the reactio[...]

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February 8th, 2012 - 6:08 am § in Country, Guatemala, Nonprofit Spotlight, Tips & Resources

Finding Seed Money to Grow Your Organization

Here at G22, we’re on the prowl for funding. Our aim here at G22 is to teach the people of Guatemala and hopefully the world about the importance of responsible, sustainable living that helps to conserve our natural environment. Ultimately, G22 believes that environmental education starts at h[...]

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February 6th, 2012 - 7:23 am § in Day in the Life, Ecuador, Tips & Resources

Top 10 Things to do Ecuador

Paula Newton is a freelance writer and management consultant. The editor of V!VA Travel Guide to Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands, she has an insatiable thirst for off-the-beaten-track travel. Paula has traveled extensively in Europe, Asia and Central and South America. Those volunteering in Ecuad[...]

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