Are you looking for more than a week or two visiting a country? Would you like to immerse yourself in the way of life? Perhaps you are contemplating a gap year. If you would to work abroad for a year or possible two, SWAP can ease your way.

"SWAP Working Holidays is a non-profit program that offers young Canadians a truly unique opportunity to explore the world through work and travel. Originally the Student Work Abroad Program, many countries now permit non-student youth to participate, so [SWAP] have changed [the] name into SWAP Working Holidays!" (From the SWAP website)

SWAP representatives have all the answers for preparing students and others to live and work abroad. The program will be:

You can find information on living and working abroad through books at Calgary Public Library. You might check out the Moon Guidebooks, such as:

There are similar guidebooks for many countries, for instance: