Volunteering Ideas from Tracy Kidder
If volunteering or working abroad is your main interest, here are some websites that may help you locate an opportunity:
http://www.unv.org - UN Volunteers Programme
http://www.crossculturalsolutions.org - Provides volunteer opportunities
http://www.volunteerinternational.org - International Volunteer Program Asscn - a search site
http://www.imva.org - International Medical Volunteers Association website
http://www.idealist.org - search site for paid and volunteer opportunities world wide
http://www.haitihealth.org - St. Boniface Haiti Foundation
http://www.worldvolunteerweb.org - Volunteerism Worldwide: News, Views, and Resources
http://www.missionfinder.org - mission-based opportunities
http://www.cie.uci.edu/iop/voluntee.html - listing of links to volunteering websites
http://www.unitedplanet.org - "The world's largest cultural exchange"
http://www.serveyourworld.com - Travel with purpose website
For a list of opportunities to volunteer on UF's campus please visit http://www.dso.ufl.edu/cls/.
Tracy Kidder also recommended the following books:
Alternatives to the Peace Corps: A Directory of Third World and U.S. Volunteering Opportunities edited by Phil Lowenthal
Health Professionals Abroad: A Directory of Worldwide Opportunities, by Tim Ryder
How to Live Your Dream of Volunteering Overseas by Joseph Collins