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Meet Sahar Ghadhban, who works as a Foreign Service Officer in Canada & Russia
Sahar is the third in our upcoming series of profiles in our new Careers for Globetrotters column. We'll be taking a look into the lives and backgrounds of people who are living their dream of working abroad - and find out the steps they took to get there.
Sahar tells about the seven-year path she took from her first internship in Algeria to getting hired as a foreign service officer. Find out why quitting her job at Global Affairs was the best thing she could have done to get her dream job, what she did after she didn’t pass her first post-secondary public service exam, and what it takes to get paid to learn Russian.
This special issue is a series of video interviews with Sahar.
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Moving mountains in Nepal
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Careers for globetrotters: Freediving instructor
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Workwhere: Get a career edge via travel
Be strategic about your international experience and stand out from the crowd.
Voluntravelller: How to be a star volunteer
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Worldwise: The business of butterflies
How the Zanzibar Butterfly Centre is empowering rural farmers to build their own businesses.
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Top Jobs for the Outwardly Mobile
Becoming a digital nomad is quickly becoming one of the easiest ways to work abroad. These careers may be your ticket to becoming location independent.
In All Fairness
When it comes to tipping guides and porters, crunching the numbers may not give you the right answer.
Take It and Leave It
Just how much are a couple of used mountain bikes worth in Cuba? More than you could know.
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Inbound: From the Field: Editors' Choice
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Around the World By Thumb
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All in the Family
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Go With Your Gut
How could simply sticking to your diet enhance your cultural experience overseas?
Spanish Language Central
If "learn to speak Spanish" is on your to-do list, you'd best add Guatemala to your bucket list.
The Hidden Costs of Volunteering on the Cheap
A budget philanthropist gets more than she bargained for.
Healers of Lake Bunyonyi
A Ugandan traditional healer and a medical doctor are working together to tackle the evil spirit of malnutrition.
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Reality Check: Study Abroad in London, England
The biggest challenge of studying abroad in London? There are just too many other things to do!
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In Photos: Beyond Ankor Wat
In shoulder-width tunnels four storeys underground, Cambodia's precious stone workers dig for that one gem that will lift them from poverty.
Galapagos: Paradise on the Brink
Tourist visits to this fragile ecosystem could soon reach more than a quarter of a million per year. Is it possible for your trip-of-a-lifetime to do more good than harm?
One Life in a Billion
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Inbound: From the Field: Editors' Choice
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Packing for a Purpose
Another great reason to pack light.
Great Excavations: Volunteering on Archaeological Sites Worldwide
If you have a penchant for the past and don’t mind a bit of dirt under your nails, diggers are in demand.
The Beat of Mali
In the Sahel desert, music is the voice of its people.
Write of Passage: Working as a journalist in Thailand
Armed with a journalism degree, Mai Nguyen thought she was prepared for her internship in Thailand. But a run-in with police taught her there’s a whole new set of rules here.
The House That Friends Built
Solidarity, social justice and affordable digs in Mexico's largest city.
The Wecome Sound of Silence: Temple Stays in South Korea
Get some respite from Seoul's fast pace through a South Korea temple stay.
The Bakiga Bridesmaid
Trina Moyles had been a bridesmaid before—but never in a wedding like this.
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