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The Solo Traveler - 10 Safe Places to Venture Alone

The Solo Traveler - 10 Safe Places to Venture Alone

If you've ever thought about traveling alone, I'd highly recommend it.  If you've decided that you're going to break out of your comfort zone, into the unknown, and take on the world, I've put together a list of 10 safe places to venture alone.

A Week in the Life - Daniel McMullen

A Week in the Life - Daniel McMullen

Ever wonder what it's like to be a venture nomad? Use this post as a viewfinder to answer any questions and to see what it's like to lead the life of a participant at Venture with Impact. Continue reading to find out more about the week in the life of Daniel McMullen.

A Week in the Life - Jesse Olsen

A Week in the Life - Jesse Olsen

Ever wonder what it's like to be a venture nomad? Use this post as a viewfinder to answer any questions and to see what it's like to lead the life of a participant at Venture with Impact. Continue reading to find out more about the week in the life of Jesse Olsen.  

Meet Kelly Hayes

Meet Kelly Hayes

Meet Kelly Hayes.  Since getting her passport, Kelly has traveled to 16 countries on 3 continents and doesn't plan on stopping there.  While volunteering with Venture with Impact, she will be teaching English workshops in the local community.  As a special part of her journey, she will be accompanied by her 21 month old daughter.

Useful Apps for Travel

Useful Apps for Travel

Going on a vacation? Looking to make traveling a breeze? Check out the following travel apps to make your next getaway or travel experience easier!

Volunteering with Espaanglisch

Volunteering with Espaanglisch

Espaanglisch is a non-profit organization with a vision to reduce the education inequality gaps, and to increase opportunities for underprivileged children through the teaching of languages with the primary focus in English.

 

25 Sites to Help you Find a Remote Job

25 Sites to Help you Find a Remote Job

Looking for a new job so that you're able to work remotely? Look no further! The following websites are worth a gander and will help point you in the right direction of a remote job.

Volunteering with Moche

Volunteering with Moche

"MOCHE, Inc. (Mobilizing Opportunity through Community Heritage Empowerment Incorporated) is a not for profit organization dedicated to improving the standard of living in impoverished communities, preserving archaeological sites, and promoting research and education on the rich cultural heritage of Peru"

 

Meet Jenna VanLooven

Meet Jenna VanLooven

Meet Jenna VanLooven.  Jenna has never lived abroad, and excited to finally get an opportunity to do so.  Jenna is lucky enough to have a job that allows her to work from anywhere with internet, so she didn't have to convince her boss to work remotely!  She is finally at a point in her life that is allowing her to participate in this wonderful volunteer experience.  Jenna is most excited to learn something new and give back to the community.  Continue reading to learn more about Jenna! 

Meet Neil O'Brian

Meet Neil O'Brian

Meet Neil O'Brian.  Neil is a PhD student looking to continue his work in a different country.  Neil has spent some time abroad, in Oxford, England, during his undergrad degree.  After convincing his professors to let him participate in Venture with Impact, Neil is most excited to live in a new country, meet new people, and experience a new culture.  Continue reading to learn more about Neil!

Tips on How to Speak to your Employer about Venture with Impact

Tips on How to Speak to your Employer about Venture with Impact

Make your employer as psyched as you are for Venture with Impact. 

You are about to embark on an incredible adventure.  Venture with Impact can be just as valuable for your employer as it is for you.  We want to help you convince them with these tips.  Once you've thought through your pitch, we recommend creating a written business case and communicating your case

Meet the Peru Pilot Program Participants

Meet the Peru Pilot Program Participants

Peru Pilot Program Participants - try saying that five times fast! The following participants are doing a two month pilot program in Trujillo, Peru where they will be working remotely and volunteering. Continue reading to find out more about these inspiring participants!

Meet Alyssa Hampton

Meet Alyssa Hampton

Meet Alyssa Hampton.  Alyssa is currently living in London and working for an education company, traveling around the United Kingdom to visit with her clients.  A fun fact about Alyssa is that her parents lived abroad before they decided to start their family.  As long as she can remember, she has wanted to do the same.  Alyssa is most excited to improve her Spanish and learn from a new culture.  Continue reading to learn more about Alyssa!

Volunteering with Vive Peru

Volunteering with Vive Peru

 "Vive Peru is a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering understanding of Latin American and Peruvian culture and providing much-needed aid to Peruvian communities.  We work to promote cultural understanding and implement innovative and self-sustainable programs in the areas of health, education, social work and engineering."

 

Meet Jesse Olsen--

Meet Jesse Olsen--

Meet Jesse Olsen.  A 32 year old entrepreneur, CEO and founder of Jump Rope Inc. - an EdTech Company.  Jesse has a knack for travel, but this will be his first time volunteering abroad.  Looking to escape the New England winter, Jesse is most excited to meet new people and make new friends, all while brushing up on his Spanish.  Continue reading to find out more about Jesse!

Cas Cas, Perú

Cas Cas, Perú

Cas Cas, Perú

To me, a Latin American Córdoba.  Narrow streets closed in by cement walls.  The wooden Spanish balconies and terra cotta roofing provide hints of old world influence.  

Marinera Peruana is the dance of the Peruvian Sierra and originated in Andalucía, Spain

 

In the past fifty years the pueblito has developed an economía de uvas.  Uvas are grapes and you'll see them in all parts of Cas Cas.  The surrounding green and gold mountains and their valleys have become a home to vineyards, in which millions of grape vines are sowed each year.  You can buy a kilo of uvas rojas for 2 soles,  about 60 cents.  The fat juicy grapes are used to make less delicious semi-seco wine.  

After a few weeks of foamy mouth-watery Pisco Sours,  I had high expectations for this nationally known wine region just two hours from Trujillo, Perú.  The festival of uvas was taking place, which was an opportunity to try all of the local wine in the town's small stadium.  Semi-seco, which translates to semi-dry, is in fact not dry at all,  it is almost unbearably sweet (for a wine). The wine is hardly fermented and sugar is added after the fermentation process. There is an even sweeter wine (the dulce) that is available at all of the bodegas (wine stores).  According to the French guy whom I traveled with, the region's seco (dry) wine is worse than the cheapest boxed wine one can find in France.  Maybe I was being a bit bougie when I asked at one of the bodegas, "would you compare this to a Cabernet?"  The shop owner replied with a confused and somewhat irritated look.  

Needless to say the local flavors were somewhat of a let down, but the views made up for it.

Overlooking the vineyards of Cas Cas, Perú.  Cas Cas is a small town located just two hours from Trujillo, between the coast and the sierra.

 

Cas Cas' fuegos artificiales, the Peruvian way. June 28th marked fiestas partrias of Perú, the celebrations of Perú's independence from the Spanish Empire.

 

Climbing the mountains of Cas Cas in a mototaxi.

 

Arból de Mil Raíces ( The tree of 1,000 roots ) is located just a few kilometers outside the Cas Cas town center.