Teach English in Japan with JET
Teach English in Japan: The JET program, and a guide to the pitfalls and what you need to know to get a TEFL certificate and set out to live in another country teaching English.
What is alternative travel, anyway? To us, it means zigging instead of zagging, traveling to the less visited, less known about, less familiar. GoNOMAD explores the places that are forgotten, and not as on the radar. Here is where some of the best stories happen. Enjoy reading about working abroad, living abroad as an expat, teaching, and volunteering. All alternatives to the typical trip, and all richly rewarding.
Teach English in Japan: The JET program, and a guide to the pitfalls and what you need to know to get a TEFL certificate and set out to live in another country teaching English.
Volunteers plant trees and restore the ecosystem in Beverly Hills, CA as well as Los Angeles — feature story on Tree People, a nonprofit group.
GoNOMAD MINI GUIDE:Â Teaching English Overseas By Nicole Rosenleaf Ritter The day I taught my first two English classes in Prague, I brought a couple of boxes of candy with me for an opening exercise. I figured that if I bombed completely, at least my students would like the chocolate. If…
Alternative Travel Guide for Europe By Nicole Rosenleaf Ritter, GoNOMAD ALTERNATIVE TRAVEL GUIDE Of all the destinations to “go alternative,” Europe is it. Without too much effort, it’s easy to spend the entire summer making art, cooking, drinking wine, learning languages, volunteering and more! Whatever your passion, there’s an alternative…
By Mishelle Shepard Have you taken a look at some of the travel book titles lining the shelves? “Travel and the Art of Zen,” “The Art of Pilgrimage,” “Women’s Best Spiritual Travel Writing.” A whopping 46 pages of titles when I last checked Amazon.com. Sure, it’s hard to tell a…
Words to the Wise, Learn by Yourself By Kristin Johannsen For independent travelers, the advantages of speaking some of the local language are clear. Besides simplifying daily life, the ability to talk with the people leads to those magical encounters that you remember all your life. But for those of…
Learning about the business of Prostitution at Amsterdam’s Prostitution Information Center, a resource center located in the Red Light district.
Balkan Summer Camp: A Place to Play By Rebecca Kraus Reprinted with permission from Abroad View Magazine. As I swayed with little Amila on my shoulders, I could hear her singing Stari, or “The Mostar Song,” about raising the spirit of Bosnia. She was waving our homemade peace flag in…
Welcome to my village: Locally based, community supported African travel visits. A summary of opportunities to live with Africans in their villages.
Working Vacation: Tips for finding short-term work abroad, information for US citizens who want to get a job overseas.
Language Learning Overseas: The steps to take to travel overseas and study a new language, a guide to language learning abroad.
How to adopt an elephant in Thailand to help preserve their habitat with World Wildlife Federation, a symbolic gesture that helps fund elephant research.