Before I came to Solentiname, Nicaragua I was determined to arrive and get to work immediately. I imagined riding up to the remote archipelago in a long, thin wooden boat where children and families eagerly awaited my arrival. I would jump out of the boat, introduce myself with a smile, a handshake,[...]
Posts Tagged ‘advice’
February 4th, 2010 - 12:05 pm § in Doing, Looking, Nicaragua, Nonprofit Spotlight, Tips & Resources, Volunteer
The Experience: Enjoying Your Time as a Volunteer
When I made the decision to leave everything that was familiar at home and work abroad, I knew that having a strong, supportive and exciting group of volunteers to work with would help ease the unfamiliar surroundings. Some people look to be alone, others want a base and the rest want something in b[...]
Vacation, All I Ever Wanted
In the last few weeks or so, I’ve gotten a lot of inquiries from people traveling to Brazil. I love giving travel advice! Once I’ve traveled to a city, I’ve been there, done that, and eaten everything. So I’m happy to answer pertinent questions. However, I recently received an e-mail saying,[...]
How I Came to Be a Volunteer
I’d like to be straightforward with you from the very beginning and tell you that I’m no volunteering expert. In fact, I’m quite the novice. I’ve only volunteered once before and that was for one week during my freshman year of college. I had an incredible experience and left intending to do[...]
33 Tips from Kiva Fellows in Latin America
All bound by a shared love of Kiva.org and its “Loans that Change Lives,” Kiva Fellows – many of whom have never met each other in person unless part of the same training group in San Francisco – keep in touch via mass emails for a multitude of reasons ranging from simple camaraderie[...]
Community Relations & Expectations
My short professional resume consists almost entirely of work in community relations. Throughout college I spent several years as an intern running around the San Francisco Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services. When I graduated, some of my City Hall contacts kindly set me up in one of the Cityâ[...]
Talking (Or Not) About Your Time Abroad
Every month we’ll be posting an entry from a guest contributor who has some advice, resources, information and/or inspiration they want to share. This month’s guest contributor is Mark Hand. Mark just spent two years in Quito as the Founding Ecuador Director for Manna Project International, whic[...]
