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Find out the latest travel news and updates on our many of our volunteer abroad and intern abroad projects. We also regularly write about Responsible travel news and ethical developments around the world.

What is the best reef safe sunscreen?

Kaya | March 22, 2019 | blog, featured, Responsible Travel, Travel Tips

Did you know that chemicals within sunscreen and personal health products are leading causes of the destruction of coral reefs? They can cause bleaching, coral DNA damage, abnormal skeletal growths, and deformities of baby coral. On average 14,000 tons of sunscreen slide off of humans and onto the...

Study and Service: Improve your GPA and make an impact

Kaya | March 16, 2019 | blog, featured, Study Abroad

Kaya Study and Service projects give you the perfect balance of in-class and hands-on learning. While studying you can choose a volunteer or internship project to complement your learning. This will allow you to truly immerse yourself in the local culture and make an impact in the communities and...

Mental Health and Travel

Kaya | February 6, 2019 | blog, featured, Responsible Travel, Travel Tips

Travelling can open up a world of adventure. Meeting new people, experiencing new cultures, and seeing new places can be exhilarating. But if you’re an inexperienced traveller, even the thought of the airport might raise your heartbeat. And if you live with mental health issues this could be...

Reasons you should take a Gap Year

Kaya | November 8, 2018 | blog, featured, Gap Year

It’s your final year of school and everyone is asking you “so what are your plans next year?”. You excitedly tell them that you are thinking of a Gap Year and there will be at least one person who says something along the lines of “oh you’re going on holiday then?”. We’re going to take you through...

Kaya partner wins The Goldman Environmental Prize

Kaya | May 29, 2018 | Awards, blog, featured

Since it’s creation in 1990, the Goldman Environmental Prize is awarded each year to Grassroots environmental activists. Who working together to change the world for the better. This year’s recipients include: A French campaigner against destructive fishing practices. A Colombian woman who stopped...

Swaziland New Name

Kaya | May 10, 2018 | blog, Current Events, Eswatini, featured

Last month, King Mswati III of Swaziland announced the country’s name change to the “Kingdom of eSwatini”. This announcement was made on the 50th anniversary of independence. The King has used the name eSwatini a number of times in previous speeches. The new name means...

Easter Celebrations Around the World

Kaya | March 29, 2018 | blog, featured, Seasonal Highlights

If you celebrate Easter in the UK or USA it is usually about one of three things: celebrating a religious event, spending time with family, or stuffing your face with chocolate… What am I saying? it’s always about stuffing your face with chocolate. But across the world some interesting, and...

Ready? Set, Go! And Survive your Study Abroad!

Kaya | February 20, 2018 | blog, featured, Study Abroad, Travel Tips

Imagine this. You’re traveling to the tropics of Central America for a wonderful, full-immersion study abroad experience, equipped with a homestay and courses taught at the local university (but definitely not in English). You are familiar with the language and have taken numerous courses and...

How to conquer your first travelling experience.

Kaya | February 15, 2018 | blog, featured, Travel Tips

  It’s your first time overseas, you’re probably imagining all the exciting things that can happen as well as everything that could go wrong. Here is a short list of dos and don’ts we’ve put together which hopefully will be informative for your first trip abroad. Do see this trip as a...

Travelling to Cape Town during the water crisis

Kaya | February 9, 2018 | blog, Current Events, featured, South Africa

We’ve answered 5 popular questions about the Cape Town water crisis to help you plan your trip. Let us know in the comments if you have any other questions for our guys on the ground! What is the Cape Town water crisis? Cape Town, like most of South Africa, gets its water from dams. However,...

Financial Aid for American Students Studying Abroad

Kaya | November 8, 2017 | blog, featured, Travel Discounts, Scholarships & Contests

What is FAFSA? FAFSA stands for Free Application for Federal Student Aid and it is a federal funding program to help pay for higher education, available to US Citizens or eligible non-citizens. Each university has different requirements for utilizing aid for studying abroad, as well as the...

Why Study Abroad with Kaya!

Kaya | November 1, 2017 | blog, featured, Study Abroad

Studying Abroad is much more than just a year or a semester away. It’s a fantastic way to gain credits towards your course, expand your knowledge about the world surrounding you, and gain the skills and international experience that many prospective employers are searching for. Why Study Abroad...

How a Kaya Internship Abroad can Boost your Career

Kaya | September 21, 2017 | blog, featured, Internship

You may think this is ironic, but leaving your current job to pursue an internship abroad can be a great way to boost your career. Even if you’re fresh out of the education system, an internship abroad is one way you make yourself stand out in today’s competitive job market.   What is an...

What is Responsible Travel? Why Is It so Important?

Kaya | September 6, 2017 | blog, featured, Responsible Travel

We often talk about travelling responsibly. Today, we’d like to highlight what we mean when we talk about “responsible travel”. Whatever your reason for travelling to a new country is, there are things you can do to make your visit more responsible. Apart from explaining exactly what responsible...

GCSE and A-Level results – What Next?

Kaya | August 25, 2017 | blog, featured, Seasonal Highlights

Have you just received your GCSE or A-level exam results? Whether you did great or not as good as you hoped, there are still pathways you can choose from that will help you achieve your future ambitions. Volunteering abroad is just one way you can gain unique experience in an area that interests...

Volunteering Abroad can be done, even if you have Anxiety.

Kaya | August 16, 2017 | blog, featured, Mental Health & Well Being, Volunteer

What is Anxiety? In accordance with the UK mental health charity Mind, anxiety is where you experience feelings of unease, worry and fear. Although these feelings are a natural part of our biological reaction when threatened, for some, anxiety can hinder regular day-to-day tasks. The term...

Celebrate World Lion Day with us!

Kaya | August 10, 2017 | blog, featured, Seasonal Highlights

Today, August 10th,  we are celebrating World Lion Day! This day is to help raise awareness on this majestic big cat and raise awareness of their risk to become extinct. In the past 20 years, lion populations have declined by over 40%. Their numbers have dramatically decreased due to prey...