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For any medical student, electives abroad provide the best chance to gain experience by working with a range of cases.

The first in our brand new series, we catch up with past Work the World travellers to see where they are now, and what part their overseas elective played. First up is Hugh, a GP Registrar in Orange, NSW, Australia.

Fashion blogger and med student Ornella Sacre talks the best rooftops restaurants in Arequipa, cosy chocolate bars, and her trek into Colca canyon. Watch this space for more of her South American adventures.

Student Midwife Ellenia went to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, for her placement before starting a job in London. We caught up with her to talk comfort zones, confidence, and fundraising.

For many of us in the western world, the word ‘Ayurveda’ roughly translates to spa treatments, aromatic oils, and maybe some panpipe music. Is there more we can learn from the practice than massages alone? You better believe it, says Hannah Peck.