Interviews
An Interview with Peace Corps Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet
Gregory Hubbs, Editor-in-Chief of Transitions Abroad and I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Peace Corps Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet. Hessler-Radelet has made some major and positive changes to Peace Corps during her tenure. Among other changes, she has shortened the time it takes to process applications and put an emphasis on recruiting volunteers over the ...
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Interviews
An Interview with Nicholas Kristof
I recently interviewed, Nicholas Kristof, New York Times Op-Ed columnist via email. The interview appeared in Transitions Abroad. Kristof and his wife, Sheryl WuDunn, have written an excellent book, A Path Appears, about, as the sub-title says, “Transforming Lives, Creating Opportunity”. The book discusses how important small donations of time and money are to successful individual and ...
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Articles
International Volunteering – Online!
Did you know that you can volunteer internationally online? You can. Consequently, it is the perfect way to begin your international volunteering career. Also, when you are in a position where travel is out of the question it is also a great way to contribute internationally. The United Nations Volunteer (UNV) programme has an Online ...
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Interviews
Interview with Mike Rosenkrantz in Nepal
Mike Rosenkrantz has spent the past few years working and volunteering in Nepal. He wrote Living in a Village in Nepal for this website and it has been very popular. Mike continues to live in Nepal and he kindly agreed to the following email interview with me. I know you find it interesting and ...
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Articles
A Better Life for Half the Price
To be able to cut one’s living expenses in half seems like the impossible dream. How would you like to go from paying $1300 per month to share a small, cramped two-bedroom apartment with two others in a major city in the developed world to a spacious 2 bedroom apartment in an Asian capital city, ...
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