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These problems become exacerbated and perpetuated by 2 parties: Volunteers who are looking for attractive resume decorations, glamorous photo-ops or exotic petting zoos, and short-sighted companies and organizations that lack a well thought out animal welfare policy. Of course, there will always be some circumstances in which an animal can not be rehabilitated or reintegrated back into the wild for some reason or another, but in order to avoid lifetimes of human dependency, the goal of wildlife sanctuaries should be to get animals ready to be released into their own environments again. I urge you to not be contented or pacified by strategies like this, and to instead look for written animal welfare policies, ethical business practice, and of course, transparency. When looking into whether a volunteer program or company is truly ethical or not, here are some of things you should look for or research yourself: Look for written animal welfare and volunteer accountability policies When looking into volunteer programs and organizations to see if they’re a good fit, it’s important that you familiarize yourself with their practices, and the best way to do that is through written policies.

Most people can’t fathom how homeschoolers (or anybody alternatively educated) get accepted into colleges and universities, and even more so, they immediately assume that each person’s path is one that leads them through college. Being a self-directed learner looks good on your application for 3 reasons: most colleges have experienced better results with intrinsically motivated learners, experience is more appealing than flat test scores, and it stands out from the hundreds of other competitive applications. Most colleges also offer credit for passing CLEP tests, and Study.com is a great resource for homeschoolers and unschoolers alike to gain some extra credit and improve their grades. It offers a lot of supplemental material, between video lectures as well as text summaries of the lesson, practice tests, worksheets and quizzes at the end of every lesson, and can prove to be a valuable asset to any alternatively educated person trying to get into (and through) college.

There’s a thousand year history between elephants and humans: we know for a fact that they’ve been working animals from as early as the 3rd century BC. In Thailand alone, they’ve been used for millennia due to their incredible size and strength, and they even proved integral to the defense of the Thai Kingdom in the 1500’s when Thailand was under siege by the Malays, Burmese and the Khmer. In Chiang Mai, whether you’re walking through the old city or doing online research, you’re going to be bombarded at every turn with fliers and ads promoting (literally) hundreds of different elephant camps or sanctuaries. According to a study conducted by World Animal Protection (WAP), of the 30 million international visitors to Thailand in 2016, 13 million planned to arrange elephant related excursions during their time abroad.

Barcelona is a city filled to the brim with history and culture, and is one of the world’s major global cities, boasting countless stunning examples of architecture, art, and overall beauty. The Picasso Museum Housed in a large, Gothic style complex, the Picasso Museum boasts the largest, permanent collection of works and items from the influential Spanish painter. Though originally the museum was planned to be founded in Picasso’s birth town, Málaga, he insisted that it be founded in Barcelona instead because of his deep love and connection to the city. Though many of Miró’s personal works are on display, the foundation is also dedicated to giving young, experimental artists a space to have their art showcased and celebrated, beautifully tying in the new with the old.