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When you volunteer as part of your vacation, your trip takes on a whole new meaning. Voluntourism is a unique opportunity to contribute to the place you’re visiting while learning about and creating an individual connection with its inhabitants and environment – that’s why we call voluntourists "Change Ambassadors." This page is a chance for all Change Ambassadors to write about your experience and tell fellow travelers about the kind of impact voluntourism can have and what you learned along the way. Thank you for taking the time to share your story!
We have all done it. Built something up in your mind to the point that there is no way it can possibly meet your expectations. Rarely do we find that our lofty expectations are met, or even more so, that our expectations are exceeded, but that was exactly the case my wife Olga and I enjoyed with our Travelocity Travel for Good experience. We opted to travel to a very remote jungle village in Cos...
David J. (Leesburg, Virginia, United States)
My wife and I want to find volunteer efforts that my 6 yr old daughter can participate in to expand her compassion and knowledge of the people and world outside the US. The opportunity Travel for Good and Globe Aware provided us to volunteer in a small remote village in Costa Rica was so rewarding for all of my family. It was over the July 4th holiday and only the 3 of us volunteered for the we...
Chris Y. (Ashburn, Virginia, United States)
I visted Costa Rica with my Twin 13 year old sons. I had the most amazing experience. Bringing my sons along was the best decision I have ever made. For the first week we volunteered at the local school and for the second week we worked at the orphanage. I was skeptical at first only because I have never been outside of the United States. My sons were excited. I had been hearing so much abou...
Kendra C. (Raleigh, United States)
Thirty high school students showed up at 8am on a Saturday morning to help paint two large building in downtown Pine Bluff. These two building were in bad need of paint and other light maintenance. The students were given several tasks to complete, which included: scraping, tapering off around windows and doors, mixing paints, picking up trash in a two-block radius, handing out water, and paint...
Denise G. (Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States)
Volunteering is not just about how much of a difference you can make in the world, but how much the world can change the volunteer. Immersion into another culture can be real intimidating, and this experience was not at all what I had it expected...it was so much more! Americans tend to believe that the world needs to change. While it is true in some ways, it is very opposite in others. I think...
Ericka O. (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States)