Volunteer Tourism

omega50 · #1 04-01-2014, 12:34 PM

Son wants to volunteer in Nepal for a few months teaching English to Buddhist Monks.

Pays own flight and a program fee. Gets placed with a host family providing his meals and a bed.
Anyone have any experience with this sort of Volunteer Tourism?

pinelakeperch · #2 04-01-2014, 12:37 PM

Which charity is it? I volunteer with Students Offering Support (SOS).

omega50 · #3 04-01-2014, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by jhutter

Which charity is it? I volunteer with Students Offering Support (SOS).

Not sure which organization. He mentioned it for the first time this morning during the morning commute.
I am sure more details will unfold this evening.

roughneckin · #4 04-01-2014, 12:50 PM

I don't know much about the volunteer side of things but Nepal is a great place, full of really kind people.

Deemoss · #5 04-01-2014, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by roughneckin

I don't know much about the volunteer side of things but Nepal is a great place, full of really kind people.

X2... i haven't been there, but my friends who visited Nepal just loved it...

Robin Goodfellow · #6 04-01-2014, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by omega50

Anyone have any experience with this sort of Volunteer Tourism?

Did something similar a few years back. I was a pretty typical spoiled Canadian punkass kid, but came back with a huge sense of gratitude and empathy.

I can't imagine who I'd be without having gone on the trip.

Such a trip is worth it at any price.