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MIC101: Assignment 9. LJ. Bothell. Volunteer Vacations Where 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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MIC101: Assignment 9 LJ. Bothell
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.
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.