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Media Coverage
With our diverse programs, broad appeal and seasoned experience, Projects Abroad lends itself to wide range of potential media coverage. Below are a few examples of various past coverage. For a complete list of clips see our More Info section.
June, 2011, NBC, The United States"New York Nightly News with Chuck Scarborough"
Projects Abroad Vice President Tom Pastorius speaks about the Global Gap program on New York Nightly News with Chuck Scarborough.
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April, 2011, Fox Business, The United States"Skip the Diploma: Alternatives to College"
"As an alternative to school, one way to get life experience and travel the world is by volunteering for an overseas or domestic organization. Getting a more global view of life can help students gain perspective about what they want to do. 'By going abroad, you get the opportunity to step outside the insular world that you grew up in and put it in a greater context,' says Tom Pastorius, vice president of Projects Abroad."
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September, 2010, Budget Travel, The United States"Ask Trip Coach: Volunteer Vacations"
"Stay with a local host family. Mine lived in South Africa and endured apartheid. We had some incredible talks that made my experience so much better.' —Emily Dennis, 24, of Nashville, Tenn., who volunteered at a human rights firm in South Africa in 2009 with Projects Abroad"
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August, 2010, The New York Times, The United States"Frequent Flier"
"I am the last business traveler who actually loves flying and airports. I always try and take a slightly different route when I go places, and I even plan all my trips in great detail. I’ve really learned to keep everything in perspective relative to travel. I must because I’ve had so many bizarre and sometimes wonderful experiences."
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April, 2010, WNWR-AM, The United States"Dining and Destinations"
Dr. Peter Slowe talks about Projects Abroad's volunteer opportunities
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April, 2010, Shermans Travel, The United States"Turn Tots And Teens Into Voluntourists"
"Because the projects are so varied, families who want to find the right volunteer match should have a 'long and serious discussion with us about what you hope to get out of the experience,' says Dr. Peter Slowe, Projects Abroad’s founder and director."
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March, 2010, CNN, The United States"Haiti quake sparks interest in 'voluntourism"
"When the going gets tough, the compassionate get going. The January earthquake in Haiti prompted a spike in interest in service vacations, sometimes called "voluntourism," several organizations report...Projects-Abroad.org reported it received 46 percent more applications than expected since the earthquake."
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December 2009, Los Angeles Times, the United States"A volunteer-minded traveler leaves a bit of his heart behind"
"That's what prompted me to enter the world of the volunteer tourist. After searching the Internet for weeks, I felt as though I had found the ideal environment to create lasting change working through www.projects-abroad.com.
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I spent a month working in a local school trying to foster learning and cross-cultural enlightenment. Leading English classes for 30 Peruvian children was a baptism by fire. But it was inspiring to nurture them, if only for a short time."