The Addiction Of Working Abroad
Working abroad was a was a way to put off domestic life for a few years. I was actually in a volunteer abroad program. They gave me a small living stipend, with room and board in exchange for international human rights work. It was a really rewarding program. Until you have seen how the other half live, you can’t possibly understand this world. My work abroad really taught me the startling inequalities that exist, and the need to establish a more just and equitable world.
The weird thing was how addictive the whole experience was. Once you get a taste for working abroad, sometimes it never goes away. When I started my work abroad, I was surprised at how many older people were on the same volunteer program that I was. Literally half of us were over the age of 40, and about 10 people in a program of 60 were over the age of 55. Soon, however, I understood why. There is a thrill in traveling that is beyond anything else in the world.
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Last modified May 23, 2008Author 2195 > has blogged 39 times
