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In preparing this section, I wanted to emphasise that
travel is not simply frivolous time off at the end of the degree, but
that it can be a productive and perhaps life changing time. Rather than
offer a list of destinations—which I leave instead to Lonely Planet—I
asked the former Dean, Stephen Chan to offer his thoughts on travel. This
is what he kindly provided:
"They say there is a new breed of global gypsies,
traipsing from resort to resort, club to club, and their icon is Jade
Jagger. There are other less glamorous persons, off on other types of
travel. The late-author, Bruce Chatwin, wrote elegant and exotic books
based on his travels; as did the novelist, William Boyd. But those in
International Relations refer to other travellers: those who travel
the globe engaged in efforts to diminish conflict, or to advise governments,
opposition parties or even liberation groups. Sometimes, this sort of
travel and activity can lead to serious difficulties. Terry Waite, who
was in 2001 honoured by Nottingham Trent with an honorary doctorate,
was imprisoned for years in Beiruit. There are different cultures of
travel, just as travel itself exposes the traveller to new cultures,
cultures of risk, as well as cultures of accomplishment. Our own Dean
has spent his life and career 'on the road'. It has made him a more
open person, but also, for his staff, a more difficult person to understand.
The culture of travel does not always mesh easily with the culture of
location and fixity."
OR...if you just want to get out there and earn some dosh...how
about the following which relate mainly to TEFL type work:
http://www.tefl.net/index.htm
www.tefl.com/jobs/search.html
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