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‘Take a career break’ by volunteering abroad

''Take a career break'' by volunteering abroad

People thinking of taking a career break may well be interested to hear that the idea has recently experienced a surge in popularity.The Irish Times reports that aid companies have been overwhelmed…

Category: Living Abroad
Posted 17 Feb 2010

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Kenyan orphanage founded by UK woman on career break

Kenyan orphanage founded by UK woman on career break

Kerry Watson was so moved after volunteering in Kenya in 2007 that she decided to take a career break to set up an orphanage.Taking a career break three years on, Ms Watson is about to see that dre…

Category: Living Abroad, Africa
Posted 16 Feb 2010

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Scottish woman ‘found love’ while volunteering abroad

Scottish woman ''found love'' while volunteering abroad

Everybody who takes a gap year to travel or volunteer abroad has a story about how they fell in love with the places they saw, but few can say they married the man of their dreams while doing it.Wh…

Category: Living Abroad, Africa
Posted 16 Feb 2010

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Volunteer in India ‘to stay happy in old age’

Volunteer in India ''to stay happy in old age''

Volunteering in India helped one man to stay happy into his old age after tragedy struck.Following an appeal for help from the recently widowed Sylvia, the Daily Telegraph compiled a list of the be…

Category: Living Abroad, Asia
Posted 16 Feb 2010

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Volunteering abroad ‘can prolong your life’

Volunteering abroad ''can prolong your life''

Embarking upon volunteering abroad projects may help older individuals prolong their life span, a US newsletter suggests. According to the Mayo Clinic Women’s HealthSource, people who volunteer ha…

Category: Living Abroad
Posted 20 Jan 2009

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Woman talks of her volunteering abroad experience

Woman talks of her volunteering abroad experience

A young woman from the US has spoken to one newspaper about her experience of volunteering abroad.Michelle Miller gave up her legal recruitment job in New York and embarked upon a two-year voluntee…

Category: Living Abroad
Posted 19 Jan 2009

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Expert: Forget New Year’s resolutions, take up volunteering abroad

Expert: Forget New Year''s resolutions, take up volunteering abroad

Rather than making resolutions that may not be kept, volunteering abroad or at home is the perfect start to a New Year and can "really improve your life", according to one expert.Writing …

Category: Living Abroad
Posted 15 Jan 2009

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Woman ‘addicted to volunteering abroad’

Woman ''addicted to volunteering abroad''

A lady in New Zealand has confessed to her love of volunteering abroad and continues to do it when she can, it has been reported.Mary Morwood, a 69-year-old physiotherapist from New Zealand, has pa…

Category: Living Abroad
Posted 15 Jan 2009

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Long-haul destinations ‘popular’ among gap year travellers

Long-haul destinations ''popular'' among gap year travellers

Those embarking upon gap year travel are among those who fly to long-haul destinations the most, it has been claimed.According to Kate Kenward, executive director at the Association of Independent …

Category: Living Abroad
Posted 15 Jan 2009

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Adjusting to life half way round the world

Every year, hundreds of Brits move to another country for a number of reasons from enjoying retirement to teaching English abroad – but there can be a lot to adapt to, one expat explains.Peter Tayl…

Category: Moving Abroad, Living Abroad
Posted 15 Dec 2008

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