Internship – World Challenge Blogger

World Challenge is looking for four Guest Bloggers!  Apply NOW if you:

• Traveled with World Challenge, and LOVED your expedition.
• Are an aspiring writer & social media guru.

Internship Details:

We’ll give you a blog category (or you can suggest your own) and access to our blog as an “author/editor.”  You’ll create hip and engaging blog posts for immediate publication.  We’re looking for interesting ideas, clean writing (with your own humor and flare),  and lots of photos, video links, etc.  You’ll be asked to write a minimum of 6 blogs (with help from our staff editors) between Feb 15th and June 1st 2012.

Possible categories include:

• Training & Fitness
• Gear
• Destination Inspiration (local culture, holidays, food, etc)
• Earning & Money Management
• What to Expect (stories from expedition)

How to apply.

Email application to info@wcexpeditions.com by Friday February 10th.  Applications should include:

1. Your name and age.
2. Which expedition you traveled with (destination, year of travel, name of school).
3. A cover letter: tell us why you’re a good fit for the blog and what you’re doing now.
4. A writing sample: describe your favorite or most difficult moment from expedition, 200 words or less.

Internship Perks

• Put World Challenge Blogger on your resume with links to your content.
• Have your photo & bio featured on the “Staff” section of the blog.
• Gain experience writing for a professional blog.
• Learn from editorial feedback.
• Re-live your expedition AND help get challengers excited at the same time!

Team of the Month – Needham High School

“Fresh baked cookies”  …  The Needham High School team knows that these three words turn heads and change lives, so they gave the people what they wanted: cookie dough.

Their holiday cookie dough sale and raised load of cash!  Read on to learn more about why Needham HS is our Team of the Month!

What’s the angle?     From past years, the team knew that cookie dough is always a big seller around the holidays!  (People buy for themselves and also as presents for others.)  Plus it’s a one of the easiest fundraisers to organize. 

How did they pull it off?     Posters.  Facebook.  Twitter.  They did it all, spreading the word to classmates, friends, and family! 

They sold classic cookie dough, Auntie Anne’s pretzels, brownie dough, and candles from the company Classic Cookie. 

They earned $1355.20!!  GO team!

Want to get a piece of the action?  Here’s how to sell a product at your school:

1. Pick a company and product you want to sell.  (we recommend Classic Cookie or Equal Exchange.
2. Advertise to classmates, friends and family.
3.  Sell, sell, sell!
4. Deliver the goods to your customers on time!
5. Have fun!

 

Destination of the Month: Nicaragua

Stunning Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea coastlines, dense jungles and exciting mountains – all this and more make Nicaragua a remote and mesmerizing destination.

Expeditions take teams through fascinating colonial cities and remote indigenous villages (for meaningful service projects), along ancient trekking routes (where you can summit 5 of the county’s best volcanoes in just 5 days), and include some well-earned time for R&R on the beautiful beaches.

Sound about right?  Well then, Nicaragua is the destination for you.

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• LANGUAGE:  Official language is Spanish, and although Spanish is spoken throughout the country it has great variety in vocabulary, accents that can vary between towns
• RELIGION:  Nicaragua is predominantly Roman Catholic, although Nicaragua has no official religion.  Religion is a significant part of the culture of Nicaragua.
• CULTURAL NOTES:  Baseball is the most popular sport played in Nicaragua and you can see pick-up games almost everywhere you look.   Dennis Martínez, who was the first baseball player from Nicaragua to play in Major League Baseball, became the first Latin-born pitcher to throw a perfect game!
• NOT TO BE MISSED:  Ometepe Island is a must see when traveling to Nicaragua. An island formed by two volcanoes rising from Lake Nicaragua,  it is the largest volcanic island inside a fresh water lake in the world.  While visiting the island you can attempt two volcano summits or just enjoy the beaches and waterfalls.

What to see it first hand?  We know you do!

Learn about our Expeditions to Nicaragua in 2012/2013!

Can you Handle a Challenge?

To celebrate the new year, Lonely Planet* has mapped out their top 8 travel challenges for 2012!  Their number one suggestion:  read at least one travel lit book.

We’re passing the challenge on to you and your team:

1. Pick a book.  Check out this list or find your own.
2. Read it! 
3. Talk about it.  Organize a book swap with your team.

After you put down your book, you’ll no doubt want more adventure – just in time for expedition!

*Lonely Planet is perhaps the most famous travel resource.  (If you don’t konw what they do, look it up; it will come in handy on expedition!)  World Challenge has an exclusive Lonely Planet discount for Parents, Students and Teachers!  Visit their website and enter the code, WCLP25, to get 25% off all books!