Trade in Your Lifeguard Whistle, Break in Your Passport This Summer

Denver, CO, February 27, 2007 --(PR.com)-- When it comes to job hunting, Audra Murray has a secret weapon.

One month teaching in a Tanzanian classroom on an i-to-i volunteer adventure rounded out her resume and provided more ‘why do you want to be a teacher?’ anecdotes than she knows what to do with.

Murray, 21, an elementary education major at Marshall University, looks forward to using her experiences in Moshi, Tanzania to travel around the world and teach others. Her time abroad has left her ready to adapt to any classroom, and her cross-cultural experience makes her stand out in a crowd. 

i-to-i, a meaningful travel provider, sends students to volunteer, intern and teach abroad. Trips are ideal for a one-week spring break getaway, a three month summer adventure, or anywhere in between.

Volunteers work on community development, conservation, teaching, building, media, healthcare and sports coaching projects and internships. These can involve caring for those affected by the AIDS pandemic in South Africa, working with sea turtles in Costa Rica, or building homes for underprivileged families in Honduras.

"I can't wait to travel again and work with more children,” said Murray. “Being completely immersed in a culture so different than mine was an amazing experience!" 

The hardest part is choosing where to go. To get involved, visit www.meaningfultravel.com or call 1-800-985-5882. 

Editor's note:

Since 1994, i-to-i, with offices in the US, as well as the UK, Ireland and Australia, has been the award-winning leader in volunteer adventures and TEFL (teaching English as a foreign language) training. Each year, i-to-i sends approximately 5,000 volunteers to 500 projects in 30 countries and helps 15,000 people gain the certification necessary to teach English overseas. i-to-i volunteers contributed approximately one million hours of service last year.

For more information, please contact Amy Kaplan, i-to-i Public Relations Manager at (303) 991-5414 or amy.kaplan@i-to-i.com. Photos available upon request.

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