Aug 24th, 2009
Meet the new age travellers
Gappers used to be 18, in search of freedom. These days, says Laura Jones, they’re graduates looking for skills. When I graduated this time last year, I hadn’t really thought about a gap year. The climate seemed perfect to start the ascent of those slippery job-ladder rungs. Lehman, Fannie and Freddie were still functioning and, [...]
Aug 3rd, 2009
Backpackers take green vacations on European farms
Backpackers pining for European adventure have discovered life on the farm, shoveling manure, feeding pigs and making butter as a recession-beating way to sate their wanderlust. Their ticket to an earthy taste of the Old Continent is an innovative Web site that connects travelers with a network of organic farms stretching from Portugal to Turkey [...]
Jun 2nd, 2009
Updated Statistics: Volunteering in the USA and Abroad
A couple weeks ago, I (Sarah Van Auken) wrote two blog entries regarding domestic and international volunteering statistics. Over the past two days, I combed through my list of programs, originally set at 600 even, and whittled it down by 151 — I deleted those programs I viewed as “placement” groups, or “repeaters.” This means [...]
Jun 2nd, 2009
Study-abroad problems could increase with rising numbers
Except for a dip in the first few years after 9/11, the number of students receiving credit for study-abroad programs has been rising steadily. It jumped nearly 150%, to 241,791, between 1996-97 and 2006-07, the latest year for which data is available, says the Institute of International Education, a New York-based non-profit. The House and [...]
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