Trade In Your Lifeguard Whistle, Break In Your Passport This Summer

Released on = February 14, 2007, 1:57 pm

Press Release Author = i-to-i Meaningful Travel/Amy Kaplan

Industry = Non Profit

Press Release Summary = When it comes to job hunting, Kelly Ferguson has a secret
weapon. Two months teaching in a Kenyan classroom on an i-to-i volunteer adventure
gave her a resume to stand out in the crowd. You can do the same.

Press Release Body = ESCAPE TO THE REAL WORLD WITH i-to-i MEANINGFUL TRAVEL!

For Immediate Release

TRADE in YOUR LIFEGUARD WHISTLE, BREAK in YOUR PASSPORT THIS SUMMER

Denver, CO, February 14, 2007 - When it comes to job hunting, Kelly Ferguson has a
secret weapon.

Two months teaching in a Kenyan classroom on an i-to-i volunteer adventure rounded
out her resume and provided more 'why do you want to be a teacher?' anecdotes than
she knows what to do with.

Ferguson, 22, an education major at Queen's University in Canada, plans to become an
elementary school teacher. Her experience in Mombasa, Kenya has left her ready to
adapt to any classroom, and her cross-cultural experience makes her stand out in a
crowd.

i-to-i, a meaningful travel provider, sends students to volunteer, intern and teach
abroad. Trips are ideal for a one-week spring break getaway, a three month summer
adventure, or anywhere in between.

Volunteers work on community development, conservation, teaching, building, media,
healthcare and sports coaching projects and internships. These can involve caring
for those affected by the AIDS pandemic in South Africa, working with sea turtles in
Costa Rica, or building homes for underprivileged families in Honduras.

In addition, i-to-i trains thousands of people each year to teach English as a
foreign language (TEFL) and helps them find rewarding paid employment abroad.

"I can't wait for the chance to go teach again," said Ferguson. "No matter how
different the culture or the approach to teaching, at the heart it's just kids who
want to learn."

The hardest part is choosing where to go.

Escape to the real world with i-to-i.

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To get involved, visit www.meaningfultravel.com or call 1-800-985-5882. Since 1994,
i-to-i, with offices in the US, as well as the UK, Ireland and Australia, has been
the award-winning leader in volunteer adventures and TEFL (teaching English as a
foreign language) training. Each year, i-to-i sends approximately 5,000 volunteers
to 500 projects in 30 countries and helps 15,000 people gain the certification
necessary to teach English overseas. i-to-i volunteers contributed approximately one
million hours of service last year.

For more information, please contact Amy Kaplan, i-to-i Public Relations Manager at
(303) 991-5414 or amy.kaplan@i-to-i.com. Photos available upon request.
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Web Site = http://www.MeaningfulTravel.com

Contact Details = 190 East 9th Ave., Suite 350
Denver, CO 80203
1-800-765-5327
Fax: 303-765-5327
amy.kaplan@i-to-i.com

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