Jan 18th, 2010
Young Irish flocking to Canada to escape home
Dire economic situation sees best and brightest packing their bags. USIT, the leading Irish student travel agent, says many of those applying for a 12-month Canadian work visa will not be granted one because of the “phenomenal demand” for them. There are 1,000 places available for working visas and they were filled within two days. [...]
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 [...]
Apr 20th, 2009
In Europe, Hostels Grow Up
ALMOST three decades after the fact, I can still recall with frightening clarity my first time at a youth hostel. What was billed in my “Let’s Go Europe” book as a “historic” Irish hostel in a “castle,” turned out to be a crumbling tower with no heat, stone floors and mildewed mattresses. I vowed never [...]
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