Did you know Eagle Creek supports many different projects? Most of the projects they are supporting are located in San Diego (USA); because thats where the company originated and they like to give back to the community. They for example support the Pacific Crest Trail. There are many volunteering pr...
Backpacking in the United States of America
- Backpacker spots: Austin, Boston, New York, Portland (Maine) San Diego, San Francisco.
- Characteristics: pricey time in a beautiful country, shabby motels, special natural areas, big differences between east and west.
Travel in the United States of America
- Travel characteristics: great distances in a country where almost everything is big, lots of road trip facilities.
- City spotting: Boston, Chicago, Miami, New Orleans, San Francisco, New York, Washington.
- Nature spotting: Colorado, Death Valley, Everglades, Grand Canyon, Hawaii, Niagara Falls, Sequoia National Park!, Yosemite part, Yellowstone park.
- Wildlife spotting: eagles, alligators, American bison, moose, grizzlies, pumas, trumpians.
Internship in the United States of America
- Internship cities: Austin, Boston, New York, Portland, San Francisco, Seattle, Silicon Valley.
- Internship sectors: entertainment, financial services, innovation, marketing, media, technology, business services.
- Internship culture: fairly competitive, dynamic and flexible work environment.
- Learning competencies: being creative, networking, being persuasive, being professional, being results-oriented and having self-confidence.
Studying in the United States of America
- Study cities: all over the country you will find colleges and universities where you can study for a while as a foreign student. Ranging from art in New York to computer science in California.
- Study culture: competitive, lots of mutual hospitality (on the surface), lots of sports, quality education.
- Learning competencies: communicate, network, plan, be stress resistant, be confident.
Volunteering in the United States of America
- Projects: many opportunities in conservation in national parks, in education and youth care.
Working in the United States of America
- Jobs: temporary work can be found mainly at summer camps or as an au pair.
- Work culture: generally a diverse multicultural and professional work environment, focused on performance and results, usually limited attention to a pleasant work-life balance.
Working as a digital nomad in the United States of America
- Hotspots: Austin, New York City, San Francisco.
- Living in the United States of America
- Language: English (and Spanish here and there).
- Living climate: open society to new opportunities, diversity of cultures, good education, moderate work-life balance.
- Health care: high quality, high cost. Your health insurance is also your lifeline: get advice on insurance policies that provide adequate coverage for proper care and also repatriation in case of emergency.
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- Volunteer in United States: also sustainable volunteering, project support and volunteer opportunities
- Working in United States: also jobs, materials for teaching abroad
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- Being sufficient insured during your activities in United States: check fair insurances for long term abroad
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