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The Appropedia Travel Internship Program

Our first Travel Intern, Isabell (Liz) Kimbrough is prototyping the program in Latin America as you read these words, and still has some room in her itinerary to visit great projects and write them up. Learn more on the blog and the Initiative launch page. Let us know about worthy organizations and projects for Isabell or future Interns!


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The WaterPod's only cooking appliance for the entire summer voyage. Discovery News says, "If rising ocean levels force us to figure out how to float, it might not be an entirely bad thing. Especially if the food tastes like this."

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