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November 2011
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Save the Date!

Nov. 11  

Deadline to apply for Teach in Georgia Dec.5  departure date

 

Deadline to apply for 4-5 month teaching contract in Georgia in 2012

 

Nov. 14 - 18 

International Education Week 2011

 

Nov.15

Deadline to apply for a winter volunteer project abroad

 

Deadline to submit your Teach in Korea Application   

 

Nov.18

Deadline to apply for High School Abroad Spring 2012 Semester in the Netherlands 

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Travel for a Change

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Recipes from Around the World

 

Moroccan Chickpea Tagine

   

    

This is a classic North African casserole with slow cooked vegetables and dried fruit, served up on a bed of aromatic bulgur wheat. Tagines are traditionally served with couscous, but in this recipe, we often use bulgur wheat, as it is a whole grain and therefore contains more nutrition, as well as adding a nice nutty texture.

 

Get the Recipe Here... 

 

 

How to Say "Thank You" Around the World        

thank you in languages Particularly in English-speaking countries, people tend to say thank you more than in other cultures. Whether you are traveling to a country where you expressing your gratitude verbally or through actions, it is important to know how to say "thanks" in any language. Learn the correct pronunciation in over 50 languages with these audio clips and phrase chart.     

 

    

A Greenheart Garden Sprouts in Kenya  

 

Our traveling Greenhearts, Mike and Danny, return after a successful five weeks at Greenheart Travel's Maasailand Kenya Volunteer project with the creation of a vegetable garden and improved watering system for the project. Learn about their experience through their photo essay.    

 

Celebrating Thanksgiving Around the World      

Costa Rica Thanksgiving

 

by Hannah Nevitt, GHT Costa Rica Volunteer

 

For my host family, who has given so much to me, I wanted to offer my "giving of thanks" back to them-in the form of food. This however, was easier said than done. This was the first time I had actually attempted to prepare a Thanksgiving meal by myself.  Read Hannah's story... 

Appreciate Cultures Without Traveling Abroad        

AYP students

Bring the world to your home or work place and express an interest and appreciation for other cultures. Even without long term travel plans or round the world plane tickets, you can engage and introduce yourself to our amazing, global community.  

Here's How:  

Employ an International Intern or Trainee

Host an International Exchange Student

Hire Work and Travel Participants  

 

 

Inspiration for the Armchair Traveler

Book:  

 The Beach Beneath the Street: The Everyday Life and Glorious Times of the Situationist International by McKenzie Wark     

"Playful, angry, depressed, celebratory, this is a book for anyone not convinced that there is no alternative to the way we live now" - Christopher Bray, Observer

Travel Blogs You Should Read: 

Video to Inspire: 

SOLITAIRE: A Backcountry Skiing, Snowboarding, and Telemark Film
SOLITAIRE: A Backcountry Skiing, Snowboarding, and Telemark Film
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