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Last fall we ran our first Leave-a-Review contest. We partnered with the best outdoor companies in the world (Patagonia, CLIF Bar, Marmot, Mountain Hardwear, Timbuk2, and Camelbak) to award great prizes to people who left reviews. Go Overseas sponsored the grand prize, an around the world airline ticket. The winner, Terri Wingham, is on her amazing six month trip right now (currently in India after several weeks in Vietnam).
We’re not one to let success lull us into complacency. We’re back at it with another contest: more prizes, more reviews, more...
The Go Overseas Marketing Team
We have some exciting new initiatives in the works here at Go Overseas! Yesterday, our Marketing team was putting the finishing touches on some creative content plans which we know our users will love. Pictured above: Our Volunteer Abroad Marketing Director, Katie Boyer, our Teach Abroad Marketing Director, Andrea Moran, our Study Abroad Marketing Director, Brett McKay and our study abroad intern, Elise Blum.
Andrew in Italy
So a lot of my day is actually spent off Go Overseas and on other websites and blogs. I really enjoy reading about and interacting with fellow travelers who are either teaching, studying, or volunteering abroad (this is actually the best part of my job). I recently came across a couple posts that were discussing 'what makes a good global citizen,' and why anyone should care. I personally think that there is no right answer that fits within everyones framework, but it is becoming an increasingly important concept to explore and discuss as more people seek out opportunities...
As you can probably imagine, we've received many inquires regarding our fall Go Overseas Study Abroad Scholarships, and we appreciate your patience! Today, we're excited to formally announce one of the recipients of our $1000 scholarships. In total, we received over 700 applications during this scholarship session and we thoroughly enjoyed reading each one and learning more about why studying abroad is important to all of you.
We want to thank everyone who submitted an application this fall. Many of you came up with some very creative video submissions and we wish we could award scholarships...
Go is extremely proud and happy (even giddy) to announce the launch of our updated Rating and Review System. The Go Review system speaks to the heart and soul of this website. We’ve included all sorts of helpful and fun new features in our review system. We think our new review system looks pretty darn spiffy. As our famous Marketing Director, Tucker Hutchinson, likes to say, “It’s 2.0”.
So sue us, we’re proud parents and we’re not going to stop bragging about our beautiful child. We want the world to know about our review system. We don’t plan on stopping until we have extensive reviews for...
Why do you travel?
The best way for me to explain why I travel so much is to simply state: it is an escape from the ordinary and a search for something extraordinary. If you are on this site and reading this, I am going to make a fair assumption that you too are searching for something beyond your own horizons.
But why do it? What makes seeing the Pyramids of Giza or enduring a 16 hour flight to Australia so satisfying? Why not stay close to home and visit that local museum you have never been to? First, you may be surprised to know that some people actually do this and feel no desire at all...
This website, and blog, is about you, the traveler. Go Overseas was started for a very simple reason: To help people make more informed decisions about programs abroad. The idea came from searching for programs ourselves. There’s a ton of information out there on the interwebs, but it’s not easy to separate the great from the good, the good from the bad and the bad from the downright scams. It’s one thing when you’re buying a used book. It’s another thing when you’re going halfway around the world to a new country through an organization you’ve never heard of before.
That’s where the Go...
Are you a world traveler? Check. Are you a GIANT world traveler? Double check. Then this photo contest is for you!
It's simple. Just submit your favorite photo of you holding / supporting / lifting an object anywhere in the world by clicking on the button below. We'll upload your photo to our Facebook page for voting!
When your photo receives just 50 votes, you'll receive a $15 iTunes or Amazon gift card (your choice!), and be entered to win the grand prize: A brand new Flip UltraHD Camcorder (or gift card of equivalent value. Again, your choice!).
Voting will close and winner will be...
GoOverseas.com is proud to announce the winner of our Spring 2011 $1,000 Go Overseas Study Abroad Scholarship: Lauren Martinez! She submitted an outstanding writing sample and a very creative video submission (see right). We're proud to stand behind her and her study abroad dreams!
Lauren is a Journalism student at Ohio University and expects to graduate in 2013. This spring she will be studying abroad in Salamanca, Spain where she hopes to improve her Spanish and hopefully obtain fluency. This opportunity will be a big step toward her professional goals and becoming a bilingual journalist....
Lauren Martinez's Study Abroad Scholarship Essay
Today we would like to feature Lauren Martinez's GO! Study Abroad Scholarship application essay. Lauren was recently awarded our Spring 2011 scholarship, and will soon by studying abroad in Salamanca, Spain! In her essay she shares some very valuable advice and information about why she wanted to study abroad and how she found her program in Spain. If you haven't already, be sure to watch her application video on YouTube. Very creative!
Visit this page for more information about our Go Study Abroad Scholarship and how to apply directly online....
Announcing Teach & Volunteer Abroad Scholarships!
Go Overseas is proud to continue our support of international exchange through two new scholarships: Go Teach Abroad Scholarship and Go Volunteer Abroad Scholarship. The previously established Go Study Abroad Scholarship has received a very high level of interest. Many users in the Go Overseas community asked us to support teach and volunteer abroad programs in a similar fashion. After receiving board approval in late November, the new scholarships were officially announced in December.
Application submission requirements:
The...
The Best of the Best
The staff at GoOverseas.com thought it would be fun to take a look back at our favorite blogs posts of 2010. It has been a great year for us and we would like to thank everyone in our community for your support. We selected these posts based on personal favorites, number of page views, and comments generated.
Volunteering Abroad in The Warm Heart of Africa by Laura Walker
Why We Liked It: Laura shared her inspiring experiences as a volunteer in Malawi, Africa. She found her volunteer program in the back of a Lonely Planet guidebook, and the best part, it was free! Laura...
Do you like to travel? Check. Do you like to jump while traveling? Double check. Then this photo contest is for you!
The rules are simple. Submit your favorite photo of you jumping in an exotic location and we'll upload it to our Facebook page. Every photo that receives at least 50 Likes will receive a $25 Amazon gift card, and be entered to win the grand prize: A brand new Flip UltraHD Camcorder!
Follow these steps to enter:
Submit your favorite "jumping traveler" photo to JumpingTraveler@GoOverseas.com
Tell us where you are and what inspires you to go overseas!
We'll upload our favorite...
It’s holiday season back home. A time for pumpkin pie and gingerbread cookies. A time for holiday concerts and reconnecting with friends. A time for sharing and giving. And a time for hordes of shoppers bumping into each other as they grab at the discounted merchandise, grumpy moms and crying children waiting in line to sit on Santa’s lap (a guy who’s been out of work since 2008), and endless hours of inescapable Christmas music. At home, we can sometimes get an overdose of the holidays.
But here in China, things are pretty low-key. People don’t generally celebrate Western holidays in China,...
If you’re reading this, it is likely that you are already on the edge. Maybe you just graduated from college and are not sure what comes next. Maybe whatever plan you had in mind didn’t come to pass. Maybe your current job did not meet your expectations. Wherever you are now in life, you can't help but feel that a change is on the way. A life of adventure, excitement and purpose is waiting for you outside of the cubicle. It's now or never, it's time to take the plunge and go abroad!
Now you’re at the point where you Google random destinations and look for opportunities overseas. Maybe you...
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