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Packing List for the Jungle — Amelia on her last trip to a tropical forest in Madagascar - Amelia McKinlay

Details: Written by: Amelia McKinlay; Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs

Seven essential items for surviving the tropics.

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The Power of Grassroots Exchange — GET Programme Students experience international exchange with the Montego Bay Boys and Girls Club in Jamaica. - Shantel Dickerson

Details: Written by: Shantel Dickerson; Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs

What I have learned from exchange programs on Peace Boat.

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Balancing Selflessness and Self as a Volunteer — Collecting daily alms food from the village while volunteering at Thabarwa Meditation Center. -

Details: Written by: Alana Jenkins; Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs

Learning when to give to others and when to give back to yourself.

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The Mindful Farm — Alana (center) and Pi Nan traveling between the two Mindful Farms in the back of a truck. - Alana Jenkins

Details: Written by: Alana Jenkins; Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs

A farm in Thailand where food and mindfulness grow in abundance.

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How My Multiracial Background Affects Volunteering Abroad — Shantel (second from left) with passengers aboard Peace Boat. - Shantel Dickerson

Details: Written by: Shantel Dickerson; Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs

Breaking down stereotypes aboard Peace Boat.

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The Power of Friendship & Buses in Vietnam — - Boris Thaser via Flick.com (CC BY 2.0)

Details: Written by: Alana Jenkins; Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs

When a lost item results in finding something even greater.

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What Its Like to Volunteer Abroad with No Internet or Cell Phone — Shantel on the Peace Boat near Iceland. - Shantel Dickerson

Details: Written by: Shantel Dickerson; Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs

I'm on an enforced digital detox.

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The DIY Sabbatical — - Alana Jenkins

Details: Written by: Alana Jenkins; Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs

How I turned the idea of an adult gap year into a reality.

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Who Are the Mizuan? — Shantel Dickerson with Dr. Fauziah Hasan and fellow GET volunteer teachers. - Shantel Dickerson

Details: Written by: Shantel Dickerson; Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs

Meeting Nobel prize winners, environmental experts and activists aboard Peace Boat.

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