MIC101: Assignment 9

LJ. Bothell

Volunteer VacationsWhere Every Trip Counts!

What is a Volunteer Vacation?

Volunteer vacations, also known as Volunteerism, are trips you take to other states or countries and help a community or service in need at the same time.

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Types of Volunteer Vacations

• Assist in health care in the Cook Islands.• Teach in Peru, Vietnam, or another country.• Help repair community buildings in Ghana.• Help build and repair housing in India.• Help archaeological site restoration in

Mexico.• Study climate change in the Antarctic.• Support trails across the United States.• Repair historic sites in Europe.

Find out more!

Check out these links to find a trip and more information:

• The Sierra Club• Global Volunteers.org• Projects-Abroad.org• uVolunteer.org• Cross-Cultural Solutions

Things to Consider

• Your physical fitness, stamina, and age range.

• Country/community you are interested in.

• Skills you have to share.• Costs not covered in the trip, like

airfare.

What would you like to do?

I would like to visit India. I think I have the skills to teach, either English or basic health care. I have wanted to visit the jungle areas all my life.