Justin Was Here

Good youth hostels are almost as common as dirty backpackers in European cities, but a great youth hostel can be harder to come by. Great youth hostels are the stuff of legends. You’ve all heard the stories, passed down from adventurous Euro-trippers, coming back from a stay at the Flying Pig in Amsterdam or […]

Working overseas doesn’t mean you have to clean hostel bathrooms and tend bar just to make ends meet. There are other options for those with marketable skills and college degrees who want to venture overseas and find a corporate job abroad.
A large number of overseas workers actually work for American companies with international branches […]

The best way to find a good youth hostel is to go check it out in person. The second best way? Get your nomad friends to recommend their favorite hostels.
But let’s be fair, not everyone has a Justin Jones travel guru (and nightlife connoisseur) in their lives, and not everyone has the time […]

According to teach abroad expert, Dave Sperling, of Dave’s ESL Café, getting experience and certifications for teaching abroad is more important than ever. In an interview with student traveler, Sperling says:
I think ESL is much more of a career now. And it’s also a lot more competitive too. The good jobs, certainly. And if you […]

When deciding where to study abroad, you should also consider how you want to study abroad. Many students don’t realize that they have options. There are three general types of study abroad programs:

Study Abroad programs with other students from your university – You’ll be part of a group of students from your […]

Any seasoned backpacker knows what a youth hostel is, and has certainly stayed in his fair share of grungy dungeons and budget paradises. But the first-time traveler and the novice backpacker might need some pointers on where to stay, where to book, how to meet people, and what to expect at youth hostels.
So, we […]

Hello and welcome to Teach Abroad 101!
here at Teach Abroad Blog, and at Student Traveler, we get a lot of questions about how to teach abroad, so we decided to put together this helpful list of answers to some of the more common questions.
Teaching Abroad is a great way to really […]

Working abroad is probably the best way to really gain insight into a foreign culture because when you live in a place for an extended period of time, you are able to really immerse yourself in the daily life. You’ll be eating, sleeping talking, and working abroad – you’ll be a part of the […]

At Student Traveler and the Study Abroad Blog HQ, we are constantly bombarded with your questions about the details of studying abroad. The questions range from how to choose a host country and study program to what to pack in your suitcase. While we can’t answer every question individually, we do have a […]

My ride to Palm Springs called me at 5PM and flaked. It was Micah and D’s Bachelor / ette party that weekend, and I really didn’t want to miss it. I scoured the web for a Greyhound bus or a train that would get me in to town with enough time to still hit […]