If volunteering or working abroad is your main interest, here are some web sites that may help you locate an opportunity:

www.unv.org (UN Volunteers Programme)
www.crossculturalsolutions.org (provides volunteer opportunities)
www.volunteerinternational.org (International Volunteer Program Asscn -a search site)
www.imva.org (International Medical Volunteers Association website)
wvww.idealist.org (search site for paid and volunteer opportunities worldwide)
www.haitihealth.org (St. Boniface Haiti Foundation)
www.worldvolunteerweb.org (Volunteerism worldwide: News, Views and Resources)
www.missionfinder.org (mission-based opportunities)
www.cie.uci.edu/iop/voluntee.html (listing of links to volunteering website)
www.unitedplanetorg ("The world's largest cultural exchange")
www.serveyourworld.com (Travel with purpose website)

Many universities provide extensive websites listing opportunities and resources, for example Harvard University's Office of Career Services at (http://www.ocs.fas.harvard.edu/).

We also recommend a couple books:

Alternatives to the Peace Coms: A Directorv of Third World and u.s. Volunteer Opportunities. edited by Phil Lowenthal
Health Professionals Abroad: A Directorv of Worldwide Opportunities, by Tim Ryder
How to Live Your Dream of Volunteering Overseas by Joseph Collins