Zablon Mukuba's Blog – December 2010 Archive (2)

How to overcome home sickness while volunteering abroad

Home sickness is defined as distress caused by separation from a specific home environment. Students who join universities and colleges or those who go abroad are affected by homesickness. As they are exposed to different environments and new people they are sometimes overcome by homesickness. Some students don’t get homesick, but there are others who are overwhelmed by the new experience. The main signs and symptoms of homesickness are: Nostalgia, grief, depression, anxiety, topophilia,…

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Added by Zablon Mukuba on December 13, 2010 at 1:33am — No Comments

Volunteer abroad travel money

Volunteers who are planning to go abroad have a lot to plan for. In their planning they will also plan for how they will be using their money. There are various ways of using money while the international volunteers

are abroad. The various methods are through cash, travelers cheque, credit

card, prepaid cards and local debit cards. Deciding on which form of money to

use depends on a number of factors. These factors are length of stay, security,

exchange…

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Added by Zablon Mukuba on December 9, 2010 at 4:47am — No Comments