south america - Procrastinating Ola

Volunteer, Intern or Work and Live Abroad

December 29 2009 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #idealist, #internships, #living and working abroad, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #south america, #south american explorers, #volunteer

Fancy doing something different in the New Year? How about working in South America? Volunteering There are many ways to find work abroad or gain experience to put you on the right track for a new career path, far too many to include in a single post....

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A new fan of The 'Dam

December 3 2009 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Amsterdam, #black woman traveller, #Dutch, #English, #Europeans, #Holland, #La Margarita, #Lonely Planet, #multi-racial, #multicultural, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #restaurant, #south america, #Surinam, #Suriname, #tourist, #travel, #traveller, #visit

I recently got back from a lovely weekend trip to Amsterdam. Although this was not my first visit, I had visited the city once before as a child with my Grandma and cousins, this was my first visit as an adult. On this trip, I saw more of Amsterdam including...

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Changing left over currency that nobody wants

November 20 2009 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #black market, #bolivar, #currency exchange, #peso, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #south america

When I left Venezuela eight months ago, I found myself in the middle of a very large problem. I had lots of Bolivares left over, which I'd saved from various months of pay and I had nowhere to buy dollars instead. Well, that's not strictly true. I could...

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Introducing Guest Author: Tracey Chandler

October 18 2009 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Argentian, #bilingual magazine, #bilingual publication, #buenos aires, #Central America, #Diverse Traveller, #DiverseTraveller.com - Women Who Travel, Write, Snap & Share, #El Desconocido, #expatriate, #non-profit, #ola's world, #south america, #south american explorers, #tracey chandler, #travel, #vounteer, #woman, #woman traveller

After teaching in an East London secondary school for seven years, I moved to South America to work. For eight months, I lived in Mérida, Venezuela, teaching English to children from three to ten years old, using this period to learn Spanish. I have climbed...