Hey There and Welcome back to another episode of the While She's Away Podcast! 

In this episode I got to chat with Alessandra all about her experiences volunteering around the world. She shares the good, the bad, and the ugly after having done over 12 volunteer opportunities over the past 3 years! Check out this episode if you want to learn how you can volunteer around the world as well! 

In this episode we chat about...

• Her paragliding fiaso in Spain  
• How one gap year turned into 3 years 
• The value in taking a gap year 
• How she discovered volunteering 
• Pros and cons of volunteering 
• Finding volunteer opportunities that are right for you 
• How to send the perfect first message
• What backup plans to have in place just in case 
• Her negative volunteer experience and how she handled it 

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