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something cool to do after college!

  • 28-11-2005 3:50pm
    #1
    thror
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73 ✭✭


    Hi guys,

    I'll be finished college next June and really want to travel for a while, maybe in Asia. My question is this, has anyone done anything that would be cool? Unfortunately finances would not allow voluntary work (as much as I would like to obviously!). Teaching English etc would be good, but I want to make sure that I'll be with other people from Ireland, as I don't think I would be very good at handling a totally new country all by myself! Anyone know of any programmes that help with this? (Apart from JET - I missed the deadline :-( )

    Any help/advice/random stories for inspiration would be appreciated!
    Thanks


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  • #2
    irishguy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,304 ✭✭✭irishguy


    have a look at www.aiesec.net .Whent to a presentation by them a few weeks ago and it seems interesting. They can put you in touch with companys offering paid employment in a number of different areas throughout the world, esp if your doing and IT related course.


  • #3
    Civilian_Target
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,618 ✭✭✭Civilian_Target


    thror wrote:
    Hi guys,

    I'll be finished college next June and really want to travel for a while, maybe in Asia. My question is this, has anyone done anything that would be cool? Unfortunately finances would not allow voluntary work (as much as I would like to obviously!). Teaching English etc would be good, but I want to make sure that I'll be with other people from Ireland, as I don't think I would be very good at handling a totally new country all by myself! Anyone know of any programmes that help with this? (Apart from JET - I missed the deadline :-( )

    Any help/advice/random stories for inspiration would be appreciated!
    Thanks

    Sure - apply for the FÁS overseas graduate programme at www.fas.ie - they'll give you up to a 2 year (fully paid) placement in Japan, China or Taiwan if you're from an engineering or technical background.

    Also, if you want technical work for just a few months, try IAESTE, they'll give you a placement for up to 1 year, with pay at local going rates, and a real job too. And they'll help cover your flights. AIESEC is the non-technical equivalent, they're rather more expensive though.

    www.iaeste.org
    www.aiesec.net


  • #4
    Civilian_Target
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,618 ✭✭✭Civilian_Target


    Oh, and for the record, I went to Skopje, Macedonia with IAESTE this summer. It was really really good craic (but it did cost me about €1000 overall). I worked as a computer programmer (and amateur beer tester), and it was very sociable. Made loads of friends, can't wait to visit them all again...


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