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"The more each day passes now, the more I realise just how much I need to align my life with my VMP (Vision, Mission, Purpose). This time is a very exciting one for me. I am no longer as 'stuck' as I was when we first began our sessions, and I can visibly see my life moving more towards how I would like it to be everyday. I feel new opportunities and ideas flowing to me everyday, and I can distinctly feel I have so much more courage to live my life MY way, than I did a few months ago. I would like to thank you for that. The support and resources you have given to me have been the major reason for many of the shifts I have made. I can't wait to be able to give that gift back to others!"
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Desha P., USA
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About the book
The Global Citizen: A Guide to Creating an International Life and Career (Ten Speed Press, June 2002), by Elizabeth Kruempelmann
Have you always wanted to live, work and travel abroad? Do you crave a different kind of life, but just aren't sure how to go about it?
The Global Citizen takes an in-depth look into how you can travel, study, volunteer abroad and create an international life and career. The book contains assessments, tools, diverse overseas programs, tips on work permits, interesting real-life stories from people who are living out their dreams....and much, much more. The Global Citizen is available on www.amazon.com.
"A book judged to be as essential as a passport for wanderlust workers."
Annual Kennedy-Krannich Top 10 Career Book Picks of 2002
The Global Citizen approach to life and career planning is a new and untraditional way of thinking about your future. It is career planning and life management for the person who wants to live overseas. If you see the whole world as a place to be experienced, lived in, discovered and explored, then you are like millions of people around the world who approach life with a Global Citizen mentality. They are living out their global dreams and you can too!
Summary of Contents
(Click the links for a summary of each part of the book.)
Part I: How do I get Started?
- Uncovering Your Global Passion
- International Goal Planning: Survey Yourself
- Cross-Cultural Mini-Course
Part II: A World of Opportunity
- Educational Travel Programs
- Learning Abroad Programs
- Volunteering Abroad Programs
- Work Exchange Programs and an International Career
Part III: Practical Stuff
- Affording It: Funding Your Sojourns
- Pre-departure To Do's
- Maximizing Your Time Abroad
- Repatriation Reality
- Living as a Global Citizen
Special Features
- Cross-cultural Assessment (based on the Lewis Model of Cross-cultural Classification)
- Scholarship and Fundraising Section
- Advice and Stories from Global Citizens
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