Since many
of us, including the staff here at InsideOut have been traveling
a lot lately, we wanted to highlight some of our favorite blog
entries from the last few months that you may have missed.
Legal
Guide for Bloggers
We know that many of our readers have blogs that you use for everything
from keeping in touch with friends and family to highlighting problems
in countries you care about that don't get much attention in mainstream
media.
No matter what you use your blog for, our friends at the Electronic
Frontier Foundation (whose mission it is to keep the Internet safe and free),
have put together a handy guide that
answers everything you ever wanted to know about blogging from a legal standpoint.
Teaching
Jobs in Japan
English
schools in Japan do most of their hiring in March/April and September/October
(so get ready now!) so if you're interested in seeing what positions are
available, here are some websites you can use: Kansai
Flea Market Gaijin
Pot Jobs Kansai
Scene Dave's ESL Cafe
If
you're not sure you can tell the difference between a good and "bad" teaching
contract, check
out the article we published on teaching
in Japan.
You're
a Good Man, Kristof
Here's one of our favorite stories that shows what happens when a reporter
steps
out
of
their
objective
role and tries to make the world a better place. Nicolas Kristof
traveled
to
Cambodia, and with only a small amount of money, saved two girls from prostitution.
He
goes
back
a year
later to find out how the two girls are doing. This
series was published in the New York Times and requires a free registration.
The multi-media presentation is a must-see.
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Online
TV from Around the World
If you've lived abroad, the saddest part about returning home is gradually losing
your language skills and losing touch with the current events of country you
used to live in. Enter a great website, Squid
TV, a site that lists streaming web broadcasts from TV stations around the
world. For French news, our personal favorite is France
2, and for Japanese news, Fuji
News Network, which has a brief summary in English and then the news story
in Japanese. Great if you have some Japanese under your belt but could use some
context before subjecting yourself to the fast-speaking news people.
Keep
On Biking
We always love to hear about travelers with a mission and Alastair
Humphreys definitely fits the bill.
Here's his description of his trip: "The Guinness Book of Records defines a journey
around the world as one that covers 16,000 miles and 4 continents. Now I am doing
the job properly: 50,000 miles, 5 continents, 50 countries. Alone and on a bicycle.
No buses, no hitching, no support vehicles."
His
expedition is entirely self-financed; every penny he raises in donations will
go directly to Hope and Homes for Children. Hope and Homes for Children is
a charity dedicated to providing a family and a future for young
victims of war
and disaster. It has provided family homes for over 1,200 children in 10 countries
around the world. You can make a donation here His
reports are funny and it's for a good cause so check
it out.
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