Volunteer at Animal Rescue Centers in Costa Rica
After graduating from high school, I was both excited and unnerved to not have a plan. For the first time [...]
Construction Volunteer in Cusco, Peru
I have a taste for time travel—tourism that offers a glimpse into not only a place but also its past. [...]
Medical Volunteer Campaign in Costa Rica
Access to affordable healthcare is a commonly-contested social issue, which often dominates the political stage during elections in the [...]
Childcare Volunteer Program in Guatemala
Children aren’t given choice. They have no control over the living conditions they are born into, and yet, they are [...]
Quechua People: Living With Indigenous Communities in Peru
Colonialism has created cultural hybridity across the globe. Much of modern-day Latin American culture is the syncretic consequence of the [...]
Volunteer Teaching English in Peru
After nearly 35 years in the classroom, I knew it was time for a change—but retirement brought an unexpected restlessness, [...]
Medical Volunteer in Antigua, Guatemala
An international pandemic doesn’t seem like an invitation for travel. In fact, I spent the first several months of [...]
Staying in Touch with Your Life Back Home while Living Another One
It seems like we’re always waiting for the “right timing” when we should just be living. From loan payments to [...]
Why Not Wander?
The fantasy author J.R.R. Tolkein created the mystical world of The Lord of the Rings. And he is also remembered [...]
Adjustments Abroad and at Home: How To Handle Coming Back
When you leave to live and work in another country, it will probably be a big deal not only [...]