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1. move out West
61 people
2. charter a sailboat
6 people
3. open a wine/coffee bar
1 person
4. visit Australia
2,465 people
5. learn Spanish
15,544 people
6. Go to South Africa
144 people
7. go back to Haiti
5 people
8. Work on a farm
79 people

How I did it

How to take a volunteer vacation

It took me

4 months

It made me

incredibly grateful.

How I did it: I felt like I was going through the motions most of the time - work, friends, family, etc. I had been taking a Spanish class, and decided that if I quit my job, I would go somewhere where I could learn Spanish and work with kids, since I'd done a similar trip. This time, though, I wanted to be gone for a while and really be immersed. I started looking up all kinds of organizations online, reading blogs, newsletter articles, anything to de… Read how I did it…

Oct 21, 2008, 07:13PM PDT | 0 comments

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volunteer in an orphanage

Amazing 2 years ago

Do it, do it, do it. If you have the chance, go.

I went with some friends to Port-au-Prince, Haiti and we worked at an orphanage run by the Missionaries of Charity. They have sites all over the world and if you can find them, they’ll take whatever help you can offer.

Jan 26, 2007, 02:44PM PST | 4 cheers | 0 comments

take a volunteer vacation

Untitled 3 years ago

I really want to do this – I just don’t know anyone who has. If anyone can tell me anything about Global Volunteers or Globe Aware or i-to-i programs, I would love the feedback…

Jan 16, 2006, 06:24AM PST | 1 comment

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