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Amy E. Roberton
Amy E. Robertson

Amy E. Robertson's Articles and Columns for Transitions Abroad

	How to Plan an Unforgettable Volunteer Vacation in Latin America Prepare a turtle hatchery in Costa Rica. Teach English in Mexico. Build a home in Brazil. Whether you call it a volunteer vacation, a service trip, or voluntourism, combining travel and volunteer work is an increasingly popular way to see the world.
	How to Find a Job with an International Non-Profit (NGO) If you are looking for work in a field where you can make a difference in people's lives, here is what you need to know.
	How to Get Jobs with the United Nations: The Unauthorized Guide A guide to the many ways to get a job at the United Nations. Explanations of the many and varied UN organizations and a plethora of resources are provided.
	Cooking Lessons in Italy: Mamma Knows Best A review of some of the top cooking schools across regions in Italy, where food is prepared with love in classes, markets are explored, and local accommodations are often available.
	How to Find a Worthwhile Voluntourism Experience How to go about researching and finding reputable organizations, with five practical steps to do so effectively.
	Support Women and the World by Volunteering Tips on volunteering to empower women around the world, along with a selected list of organizations with programs for what is a critical cause
	How to Volunteer Overseas to Protect Wildlife Effectively With so many great options to volunteer overseas helping care for wildlife, which projects to choose, where, how long, and what are the considerations? This article addresses these questions.
	9 Sensational Ways to Live Overseas Realistic examples of popular and interesting ways to live overseas, including some you may not have considered.
	Volunteering Overseas: The Truth About How Long You Should Commit Reasons to volunteer for the long term with resources and recommendations for organizations and locations to do so.
	Top Considerations for Volunteering Overseas… with Your Kids What to consider when volunteering abroad with your kids, including useful resources.
	How Teen and Pre-Teen Volunteering Abroad Develops Global Citizens Two young volunteers reflect on experiences volunteering abroad as part of their development as global citizens.
	Why Study Another Language Abroad? 10 Immersion Schools Where You Can Study and Volunteer in Latin America How to learn a language abroad while volunteering. Amy uses top language schools in Latin America as examples of programs providing full cultural immersion.
	Teen Language Learning: The Whys and Hows Research suggests that there are enormous advantages to learning a language while a teen. Options such as language immersion schools and programs abroad and at home are explored.
	Simple Steps to Vacations with Purpose (Alternatives to Voluntourism) How to enjoy and create purpose in your travels while contributing financially to the local community.
	How to Connect Locally while Traveling Internationally: Budget-Friendly Destinations in Central America How to visit budget destinations in Central America while connecting to the local people and culture
	How to Put Professional Skills to Use As a Volunteer Amy highlights the top organizations and ways volunteers with much-needed professional skills may put them to use when volunteering.
	Connecting to Culture through Community Events: Sicilian Sagre Colorful and sacred festivals in Sicily offer a direct way to connect to the community and share an experience with the local culture.
	Educational Family Travel — Apply Tips for Rome Anywhere When traveling as a family in Rome here are some excellent tips to allow both parents and children to enjoy the trip. These educational family travel tips apply to many destinations.
	Localized Accommodation in Italy: More Privacy than a B&B and More Authenticity than a Hotel A brilliant idea in Italy allowing visitors to stay in apartments that offer more privacy than a B&B and more authenticity than a hotel.
	Sage Tea and Starlight in Wadi Rum, Jordan by Amy E. Robertson Family travel to a desert camp turns into a genuine physical and cultural adventure, guided by the Bedouins, and staying in localized accommodation.

Amy E. Robertson is a Seattle native who has long been obsessed with travel. She has visited more than 60 countries, and lived in six. Her favorite travel experiences always include connecting with the local culture and people. She has helped build a home in Honduras, monitored presidential elections in Ecuador, and worked with youth in Bolivia on the creation of social documentaries. She is also a passionate advocate of community based tourism, and all travel that connects visitors with locals both on a personal level (where travelers have the chance to interact with locals on their terms) and on a financial one (where tourist dollars stay and are invested in the local community). Connected travel has helped Amy to better understand the people she meets and their circumstances, and enriched her as much as it did the people and places she supported.

Amy studied in Boston and Madrid for her bachelor’s degree, and London for her master’s degree in development studies. Having worked in both the private and the non-profit world, Amy brings her professional experience and educational background in international development and non-profit management, along with her extensive network of passionate “connected traveler” friends and colleagues, to her evaluations of travel experiences.

During her eight years living in Ecuador and Honduras, she fell in love with the spirit of the region, and during her year in the UK she fell in love with her now-husband, who hails from Italy. She currently lives in Beirut, Lebanon, with her husband and two children, and spends three months a year divided between her family’s hometowns: Seattle, Rome, and Messina (Sicily).

Amy is the author of the Volunteer Vacations in Latin America and Honduras and the Bay Islands, both published by Moon Handbooks. Her writing has been published on NPR, Vice MUNCHIES, Budget Travel, Delta Sky, National Geographic Traveler, Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor and Travel + Leisure, among others. You can see her portfolio of articles and books at amyiswriting.com. Amy tweets about travel and writing and life in general under the handle @traveler0603.

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