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Ever thought about a career in…
Posted on November 14, 2008 | No CommentsEver thought about a career in international education? Yeah, neither had I. At least not initially. My name is Pamela Ruiz, and I am the new Director of Operations for Global Experiences. And I am an Italophile. It started innocently enough – I was in... -
Posted on September 26, 2007 | No CommentsStats and Scholarships The Stats In the last 5 years the number of students studying outside of their home country increased by 40%. While 1 of every 16 students in sub-Saharan Africa studied abroad only 1 out of every 250 North Americans studied abroad; the... -
The World is Flat
Posted on June 19, 2007 | No CommentsRecently Global Experiences exhibited for the first time at the Annual NAFSA (Association of International Educators) Conference in Minneapolis Minnesota. Over 7,500 people attended from 104 countries. There was an energy in the massive conference room enhanced by this coming together of one industry from... -
Advice: Working hard or hardly working?
Posted on April 13, 2007 | 1 CommentIt doesn’t matter what your reasons are for going abroad – an international internship, foreign language training, a vacation, or a crop circle convention in Wiltshire County, England – you’re going to have certain expectations going into it. For those of you interested in interning... -
Spring is in the air!
Posted on March 19, 2007 | No CommentsIt’s almost spring and time to thaw out from our winter hibernation. Spring festivals are occurring all over the world, especially in some of our TEFL course locations: Spain: Semana SantaIndia: Holi (Festival of Color)China: Lantern FestivalVietnam: Youth Day Be sure to check out what’s... -
Experience the Local Culture
Posted on February 26, 2007 | No CommentsMy, my, last week was a busy week: Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras, Carnival, Ash Wednesday, and the Chinese New Year! That many major cultural events in such a short time period reminds me how important it is to take advantage of being truly involved in the... -
Love Is In the Air
Posted on February 14, 2007 | No CommentsIn honor of Valentine’s Day, I thought I’d post about one of the rarely mentioned benefits of “going global.” Whether you’re interning abroad, teaching English as a foreign language, or learning a foreign language yourself, you may just find that certain someone that you’ve been... -
Teaching English is the next best thing, or even better!
Posted on February 2, 2007 | No CommentsAs valuable as an international internship might be to your career development, many college students and recent graduates have not yet had a chance to gain the work experience and language skills required for the foreign marketplace. Another more immediate factor in the inability to...