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Im Going to Ghana on June 23 '12. Is anybody else going?((:

Hello my fellow Cross Cultural Solutioners!!! I am interested in meeting those who are going to Brazil on Aug 4th and to the vets who have returned from that wonderful experience.

My son and I were hoping to volunteer in Morocco sometime at the end of 2012.  Has anyone been there that can give me some insight and/or tips.  Thanks!! 

Hi all, i am going to be in Delhi,  India  in June 15 th , 2012. Anyone has any suggestions or will be in Delhi or around that time please  let me know, i am also open for any advisor, this is my first time with ccs. Dr Kaul. rakeshkoul92@gmail.com.

This blog entry was originally posted on the Huffington Post Travel section by Cross-Cultural Solutions.

All too often in our culture, seniors feel left behind in the always technologically…

Here is a ton of information about the various side trips you could take on a weekend while in Salvador for CCS.  The prices here are what it cost in 2007.  Although it may be a little outdated, I thought it could still be helpful.

Morro de São Paulo

Bottom line – Beaches, good restaurants, shopping, tours and all night parties.

Don’t forget!!

Sunblock – Cash – Dramamine –…

Today I booked my flight and other plans to make it to Ghana. I am set to leave for Lisbon on the 19th, arriving May 20th. I will stay for 5 days and depart on the 25th for Ghana. I am so looking forward to this adventure. As graduation is drawing close it is seeming more and more real that I will finally be a college graduate and life is about to begin.



I am hoping to find a renewed sense of accomplishment in my teaching as I go and also hope to find some useful tid bits to bring…

Is anyone going to the Teen Volunteer Abroad program on July 14?

The trip

The trip went pretty well. I had some difficulties with my cheek-in in the airport: my luggage was too heavy. So I had to take out some stuff from my bag, but, due to stress, I took things like shave gel and put them in my hand luggage. Those kinds of things are forbidden in hand luggage, so obviously when I went thru the security gate they suggested either to leave them or to register my hand luggage as well. I didn’t feel comfortable to leave them as I was not sure being able…

Sunday, I depart for 2 weeks in Lima, Peru as part of Lilly's Hearts Abroad progam organized through Cross Cultural Solutions.  I will be volunteering in the Centro de Salud Parroquial San Martín de Porras (which I hope to be able to pronounce and say in one breath by the time I return).  This facility is a health center serving people living in extreme poverty.  It was created by a local church and operated by healthcare professionals providing services in pediatrics, nutrition, pneumology,…