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Volunteering Abroad
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--- Quote from: RedLion on 23 Jul 2008, 20:54 ---Great guys, thanks for the responses. I'm going to see what happens as college starts, but I am definitely going to pursue this.
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You can actually see if your college offers volunteering abroad trips. I know a girl who went through my university and went to a country in Central America (forget which) to help build houses for a few weeks. Also, if it's through your study abroad program, they might even offer scholarships or grants to help you go. Even if you don't go through a program through school, looking for grants at your university can at least help you get somewhere.
Liz:
Was it Guatemala, Linds? Because my university does a trip to Guatemala every May to build houses and work in homeless shelters. I think I am going to apply to go this year- you have to apply because they only take 11 students each year and there are interviews and that kind of thing before they'll even consider you. A bunch of my friends went this year so hopefully i have a shot!
Lines:
It might have been. I can't really remember the exact country. I just know she was in Central America.
Also, guys, not all religious trips build worthless churches. It's like any non-profit organization/charity - you have to make sure what you're doing before you donate your money, or in this case your time.
ruyi:
A good article related to this: To Hell with Good Intentions, by Ivan Illich.
ViolentDove:
--- Quote from: Jimmy the Squid on 24 Jul 2008, 07:19 ---If I'm able to I would like to spend a year with the Doctors Without Borders program after I finish my masters degree. I hear, via my lecturers, that they need psychologists so in a couple of years when I have finished my studies I think I would like to do that.
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Good luck with this! Doctors Without Borders is one of the organisations held in pretty high regard by most people I've talked to in medical professions. They do a lot of good things, IMO.
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