BUNAC Program: A Chance for U.S Students and Recent Grads to Live and Work Overseas

Many college students are looking for new and interesting experiences. Travel ends up being a huge part of that. However, some students are looking for more than a tourists view of a country. Part of the personal growth students undertake is learning about and experiencing new cultures, finding out about the world, and putting their feet in someone else's shoes. In many Asian countries, this need and desire is often met through teach abroad programs. But what about European countries where English is readily spoken or taught to a fluent degree? Getting up close and personal with these countries is a little harder, and without work a long term stay is costly, a factor that students cannot usually afford. This is where a corporation called BUNAC comes in. BUNAC, the acronym for British Universities North American Club, offers U.S students a chance at working and living in several different English speaking countries that would otherwise be nearly impossible to find work in.

BUNAC has been around for more 45 years as a non-profit and non-political student organization that offers a range of opportunities to students wishing to travel out of their native country and into the world around them. BUNAC provides a resource to find work legally in a foreign country without all the visa hassles and maintain ties and support from program coordinators.