Stranded! Tips on traveling for free or even getting paid for it?

[Bridget Walsh]

Not a day goes by when I am not dreaming of some sort of trip to go on. The problem is that I have acquired a tremendous sum of student loans (and I am not even done with school!) due to multiple degrees in healthcare administration and nursing.  I am really interested in any tips people have about travelling for nothing or getting paid to travel. Are there agencies that give paid jobs abroad to Americans? I am a nomad at heart and I am getting frustrated being in one town for almost a year now. The itch to travel is consuming me!

[Anil]

Look at NGOs that place qualified medical professionals in different parts of the world. Please be advised, there is no pleasure in volunteering, it is tough work.

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[Allie McCoy]

Ms. Walsh, you may volunteer with church and religious groups, or you may contact a volunteer organization called United Planet. I cannot remember whom I was talking with, but someone told me about volunteering for a nursing assignment through this organization and sent me this link in case my daughter would be interested:  http://www.unitedplanet.org/healthcare-volunteer-abroad

[Donna Esposito]

My cousin's friend got a good assignment teaching English overseas through a company called InterExchange. She's Canadian, like me, but I'm sure the company also serves U.S. citizens who want to work overseas in a way that lets them into the culture instead of just putting them in an office cubicle. 

[Sam Scribe]

Try jobs.goabroad.com. They post jobs in healthcare and other fields. But bear in mind that if you accept a post in Banas, Ecuador, or Tripoli, Lebanon, then you're not free to be a true nomad because you're working five days a week in Banas or Tripoli.