Why I Decided to Take a Career Break
Why? A break is career defining, not career defeating. My alarm goes off at 0715 every day (which I know isn’t early) and from that piercing tone I start a daily routine. I get up, shower, have...
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Cabbages, Condoms and Buffalo Fields
Part 2 of James’s and Juliet’s volunteer journey across the world. We have been in Pattaya for almost 2 weeks now and feel happy – settled in but still enjoying the novelties and newness of living in...
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The Night Shift and a Fruity Surprise
The night shift We have worked our first night on the street and if I am honest it was pretty exhilarating! As part of the outreach team we spend our days at the slums with migrant children but on...
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A Day in the Life of a Volunteer
Above are some of the construction site camps/slums we visit during the week. These camps house Cambodian and Burmese migrants who move with their whole family to work on a site. The children do not go...
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Volunteering Abroad in Brazil: Part 1
I was recently called a “seasoned volunteer” by a Givingway staff member and I must admit I kind of love the title. As a “seasoned volunteer”, I hope the sharing of my experience can act as words of...
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Important Notes To Consider When Offered A Full-Time Position At Your...
Post Takeaways: Deciding to accept a full-time position at the organization you volunteered for should be taken after considering both practical and emotional aspects. I am back with another blog...
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Volunteering Update from the Maya Universe Academy
We found the Maya School project on GivingWay, a website that connects volunteers and projects without charging any placement fee. This is a rare find and we have been personally in touch with their...
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8 Conversation Starters For The Responsible Traveller
Being a responsible traveller is a decision one makes about the kind of impact they want to leave when adventuring around the world. Whether it’s a road trip in your home country, or a voyage to...
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A Volunteer’s Life At IPBIO, Brazil
Matthew Barber left Louisville, Kentucky, for an 8 week volunteer opportunity at IPBIO. Below are his first impressions. Enjoy! It is the Friday of my fourth week at the Betary Reserve and I am now at...
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10 Travel Tips For The Adventurous Woman
Day One: Take a deep breath. Just walk outside, it’s not that hard. You’ve done it a million times. I was in Paris, on my very first day alone. Gathering my courage, I pulled open the front door. Just...
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Volunteering For The First Time? Here Are Four Things To Consider.
Background: The writer of this post, Natalie Jesionka, is currently a lecturer of Sociology and Anthropology at Rutgers University, and an Editor at Shatter the Looking Glass – an online ethical travel...
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How 10 Months of Volunteering Abroad in Ghana Has Been So Far
I have always loved travelling. Going to new places, getting foreign stamps in my passport and learning a new culture or language has always appealed to me. When I finished University in June last...
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Why Short-Term Volunteering Was A Great Decision
Spoiler alert : if you only have 2 minutes, head right to the end for some amazing quick tips! I had wanted to volunteer abroad ever since I was a teenager. Back then my biggest excuse for not doing...
View ArticleThailand Mourning Period : What You Need to Know
You might have heard the saddest news this past Thursday, 13 October 2016, that our beloved King Bhumibol Adulyadej has passed away at the age of 88, after a 70-year long and non-stop service to his...
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Confessions of a Former Volunteer : What I Wish I Knew Before My Plane...
Swiping left and right on bumble, I am instantly intrigued by an attractive man holding two smiling babies. They aren’t his nieces, nephews or cousins. It looks like he is somewhere in Africa. The...
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How To: Top 5 Tips For First Time Volunteers
So you’re ready to take on the world but you want to save some pennies in the process, experience a completely new way of life while you can, or maybe just offer a helping hand along the way....
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How To : Discovering The Secret To Happiness In Cusco, Peru
Cusco is the oldest, constantly inhabited city in South America, full of cobbled streets, Inca relics and breathtaking colonial churches. I mean ‘breathtaking’ literally. At 3,399m above sea level...
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This Is Not SeaWorld, This Is As Real As It Gets
When I told my friends that I will be volunteering in North Scotland in October, in a small town whithout mobile phone reception, doing what I (well-prepared as you should be) described as “counting...
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