How the Unknowns Became My Favorite Memories
When I set off to start my Langauge Homestay Italy program, I couldn’t help but wonder: Would I be happy leaving all of my family, friends, and the comforts of home?
Exciting Update From Ethan in Guatemala City
I have been working on a project focused on reducing the risk from landslides in precarious settlements around the Guatemala City Metropolitan area.
Supporting Deaf Communities Abroad
With its great food, weather, and charming people, Italy is a wonderful place to live in many regards. Deaf Italians, however, struggle to obtain quality services in their daily lives. As a deaf person who lived in the United States and now resides in Italy, the differences are quite dramatic.
Public Health in Peru’s Sacred Valley
At Sacred Valley Health, my main project was to help develop and implement the advanced certification women’s health pilot program. This pilot program trains advanced promotores (community health workers), those who have completed at least two years of trainings, on key women’s health topics.
The Lao Way
Three weeks ago, I was leisurely riding my motorbike along a dirt road to a local fishing spot along the Mekong River with a few friends when out of nowhere a rooster came gallivanting across my path.
Health Research in Togo: Imagining the Future
I finished this year’s household survey feeling pretty energized and hopeful about what we’ve set up for the future, both in terms of capacity-building at the clinic and in terms of the potential to use these research results to benefit our community.
GoAbroad Nominates InterExchange for Innovation Award
[GoAbroad.com, the popular information hub for youth and young adult travelers, has nominated the InterExchange Language Partner Program for an Innovation Award. The nomination, which comes in the category of Innovation in Alumni Engagement, is part of GoAbroad’s annual tradition of recognizing some of the freshest and latest new developments in the field of youth travel. The InterExchange Language Partner […]
Happiness in Ecuador
The average worker in Puyo, Ecuador makes $10-$15 a day. Rent can range from $100-$400 a month, and food for one person costs about $100 a month.
The Intersection Between Engineering and Craftsmanship
For the past three months I have been working as a Development Intern at Abundant Water based in Vientiane, Laos. Abundant Water is an Australian non-profit that focuses on household water treatment in rural Laos, namely the production of clay pottery water filters.
What is a Working Holiday?
Open ended working trips known as “working holidays” are starting to catch on in the U.S. This blog post talks about the basics.