I'm so jazzed about going to Italy and traveling in general. I decided on my Eurailpass (the 10-day Flexi Pass), and have been looking at international phones. Dear God international travel is so expensive. On the STA Travel website they list volunteer opportunities from the $1,000s! Idealist.org has listings of verified trusted volunteer opportunities, a service they offer for free. They only provide the link between you and the source, and you can search by location, by language, by any criteria, really. Over $1,000.. Really, I think all the money goes to website upkeep as even I must admit, the i-to-i site is rather flashy, as is the Global Volunteer Network site, but even that costs over $300!

Anyhow, I'm starting to think more about volunteering internationally this summer, also about traveling the world the summer after I graduate. It's tempting, I admit, going on a whirlwind tour of the globe and having a job waiting back home for me when I returned. Beautiful.