Why Choose a Volunteering Vacation Over a Standard Holiday?

To vacation or volunteer, that is the question. Which is the better option and how do you decide where to go? Today on GoAbroad, we bring you a guest post from Holly Tennant of African Impact, where she discusses the benefits to volunteering abroad and some of the options available to you. See what advice she has to share below! [...]

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Look Like a Local: China

China used to be a traditional, conservative country that held conformity in high regards. While tradition and uniting with some sort of group, even if it's just family, are still valued in China, younger generations have become much more fascinated with Western culture. Today, Western trends are just as popular in China as the are [...]

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GoAbroad Travel Promos: April 2013

It's time for the GoAbroad Travel Promos! Every month on the GoAbroad Blog, we share resources and information about all the great travel promotions, giveaways and contests occurring in the travel and international education fields. This month's selections are: 1. Bora Bora Trip of a Lifetime Sweepstakes Who doesn't love an all-expenses-paid getaway? If you've got [...]

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Full Japanese Immersion: An Interview with KCP International

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GoAbroad Weekly Digest: Saturday, 13 April 2013

Here's what we featured on the GoAbroad blog this past week: Discover the Cultural Heritage of Vienna with the Institute for Global Education Today on GoAbroad we bring you an interview with Dr. Kevin Archer, the founder and director of the Institute for Global Education (IGE). Since 2001, IGE has been offering a ‘small’ study [...]

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Discover the Cultural Heritage of Vienna with the Institute for Global Education

Today on GoAbroad we bring you an interview with Dr. Kevin Archer, the founder and director of the Institute for Global Education (IGE). Since 2001, IGE has been offering a ‘small’ study abroad program experience for students, with its longest running program in Vienna, Austria. Dr. Archer is also on the faculty at the Josef [...]

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Look Like a Local: Spain

Heading to Spain? Make sure you keep it classy. Spaniards have deep roots in the Roman Catholic Church. After the Spanish converted their entire country to Catholicism, they continued to spread the religion through other Spanish-discovered lands. Spain has thousands of gorgeous, ornate churches to show they mean business when it comes to religion. For this reason, [...]

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"Save the Whales!" 7 Volunteer Abroad Opportunities for Animal Lovers

You sobbed when Mufasa died. You freed the frogs on dissection day. You asked your parents for just about every pet imaginable. You are an animal lover, and it’s about time you turned your passion into action. Hundreds of wildlife conservation opportunities are available for those of you looking into volunteering abroad. From helping protect [...]

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GoAbroad Weekly Digest: Saturday, 6 April 2013

Here's what we featured on the GoAbroad blog this past week: Nomination Deadline Extended for 2013 GoAbroad Innovation Awards! Haven't Nominated for the Innovation Awards? You Still Have Time! The time to submit nominations for the 2013 GoAbroad Innovation Awards is winding down, but the GoAbroad team is pleased to announce an extension of the nomination deadline [...]

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Nomination Deadline Extended for 2013 GoAbroad Innovation Awards!

Haven't Nominated for the Innovation Awards? You Still Have Time! The time to submit nominations for the 2013 GoAbroad Innovation Awards is winding down, but the GoAbroad team is pleased to announce an extension of the nomination deadline to Friday, April 12, 2013 at 11:59PM MDT. The GoAbroad Innovation Awards were launched in 2011, honoring institutions, organizations, [...]

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