Museums around the World

Location: St. Petersburg, Russia

Number of annual visitors: 4.96 million

The State Hermitage is the second-largest art museum in the world, after the Louvre. The museum has in its collection over 3 million items and boasts the world’s largest collection of paintings. Only a part of the collection is on permanent display and includes Greek, Egyptian and Roman antiques, Renaissance paintings, Impressionist works and much more.

Location: Shanghai, China

Number of annual visitors: 4.82 million

One of China’s most popular museums, Shanghai’s Science and Technology Museum offers fun exhibitions that will nurture your mind. The museum has permanent exhibitions dedicated to the wonders of the Earth, the human body, innovation and invention, robotics and more.

Location: Washington, D.C.

Number of annual visitors: 4.07 million

The National Gallery is located on D.C.’s culturally rich National Mall and has some of the most important pieces of Western art found in the U.S.— including “Ginevra de’ Benci,” Da Vinci’s only publicly displayed painting in the Americas.

Location: London, England

Number of annual visitors: 6.1 million

Built as a response to the limited space at London’s National Gallery, the Tate is now one of the most important contemporary art institutions on the planet. You can see Cubist paintings by Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso as well as works by Juan Gris, Paul Klee, Monet, Dali and more.

Food Waste Management Volunteer Program

Join us and contribute towards the cause of reducing food waste in Porto, Portugal! Volunteering abroad is a great opportunity to acquire new skills, meet new people from different cultures, and grow as an individual. Being a volunteer for the project would be a perfect choice for gap year travelers as well as college student groups.

Volunteer Roles &Responsibilities

Contributing to fighting food waste and hunger in a structured system that feeds over 3, 000 people every day. Collecting, organizing and handing out the excess food from restaurants and cafes in the city of Porto Cleaning used containers, assisting in sorting and storing any food left for the next day, and cleaning up at the end of the shift.

Volunteer Work Schedule

Weekdays: You will volunteer around 3 to 5 hours per weekday. As you are in charge of the preparation of your own meals, the timing of volunteering in Porto is quite free.

Weekends: You are free to set out on short trips and explore the lovely country!

Accommodation

Volunteers in Porto will be accommodated in a guest house that offers a comfortable stay. You will have a dorm with 7 beds with basic furniture and appliances. Each room has a shared bathroom, and there's a fully equipped kitchen for the use of all the guests, where you can store and prepare food as you wish. There's free Wi-Fi in all the rooms.

Program Requirements

Volunteers joining the project must be 17 years or older and should be active, responsible and ready to act. All volunteers must provide a clean criminal background check report before joining the program.

Ice­climb in London

The huge ice skating area at Somerset House has been drawing crowds each winter for years, but last November an ice wall was added for the first time, bringing even more danger and excitement. Standing more than 26 feet high is a long line of pure ice, featuring three climbing faces of varying difficulty using crampons (防滑鞋)，ice picks and ropes. Using it costs about ￡40【小题1】；www.somersethouseicednk, org. uk). It is open from late November to the end of January.

Hang­gliding(悬挂式滑翔) in Rio De Janeiro

According to the hang­gliders of Rio, once you've swooped(俯冲)over the city's streets，gazing at the Sugar Loaf, and the city of Niteroion, the other side of Guanabara Bay, you will understand why birds are peaceful animals. Accept the romantic idea on a 30­minute cycling flight from the 525­meter Pedra Bonita in the Sao Conrado mountain down to the Sao Conrado beach. It costs around ￡55.

Contact Air Adventures 【小题2】; www. rio­hanggliding.com)．

Sky­walk in Sydney

This experience takes having a look at a nice view to the whole other level，as you are suspended more than 850 feet (260m) above street level, controlled to a glass viewing platform of Sydney Tower. It's the city's highest building. After a thorough briefing and being fitted with protective skysuits, sky－walkers make their way along two­purpose­built walkways and platforms, which have transparent floor, while a guide points out landmarks. Night time sky­walks are also available. It costs ￡46.

Mountain­boarding in Leeds

Riders roll down hills and fly off jumps, doing tricks. A number of special mountain­board parks have been opened around the country (see www. ridethehill. com). But the Leeds body of the Boarding Society practice at least twice a week in the city in locations that include Roundhay Park. Those with their own boards are welcomed to join them. Contact the society at www. scuz. info. Alternatively, beginners can get lessons in Halifax at the Another World 【小题3】；www. mountainboarding, co. uk) mountain­board center for ￡8 an hour, with equipment.