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Little girl in scrubs playing doctor with Teddy bear re Three Critical Cautions for Newbie International Volunteers—Part III

Three Critical Cautions for Newbie International Volunteers—Part III

Excitement reigns as you work through the checklist for that first overseas assignment. You learned a few phrases in the tribal language, trying to absorb everything about the new culture found in the mission brochure. To prevent some incredibly stressful moments that first year, I’m sharing these three critical cautions for newbie international volunteers—Part III. […]

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Kids playing doctor re Three Critical Cautions for Newbie International Volunteers—Part II

Three Critical Cautions for Newbie International Volunteers—Part II

Once you’ve received that final commission to prepare for deployment, you energetically get to work on the checklist. There’s only so much a brochure can include in the area of cross-cultural issues. Most of the sticky areas pop up while you’re on-site. To give the rookies an edge, I’m sharing three critical cautions for newbie […]

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