Recently, we called the credit card company to let them know that we’ll be traveling out of the country and to please please please not “block” our credit card. When we were away volunteering in South America last time, they deactivated our card so many times that we continually had to have [...]
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Here’s to Courage
This week we had a lesson in bravery. A while back we wrote about our new friend, Cat, who was turning to us for some inspiration. More specifically, she was looking for some advice on turning her seemingly perfect world upside down in order to pursue a volunteer opportunity in South America. At[...]
International Volunteer Day
Calling all volunteers… As you may have read here, International Volunteer Day is coming up on December 5. For the last several years, the United Nations has partnered with a number of other organizations to focus on providing potential volunteers with a place for inspiration and information[...]
From South America to Samoa
We’re trying to be more mindful of giving back as a way of life, rather than something that is done situationally. Idealist makes that pretty easy. The work of other organizations, such as Mercy Corps, also helps to keep us mindful of ongoing altruism. Recently we had the opportunity to practi[...]
Take Action in NYC: Mercy Corps
Not quite ready to head off for an international volunteering adventure? Still searching for resources that will help you decide what kind of volunteer project you may want to participate in? In addition to Idealist, there are lots of great organizations working to connect people with resources in[...]
5 Surprises About International Volunteering: #5 – We’re All Connected
Over the last several weeks, we’ve been writing about the things that we didn’t quite expect as international volunteers: disorganized organizations, language non-barriers and living with less. This week, we’re getting into the biggie – the most profound “surpriseR[...]
Help Keep the World Amazing: Blog Action Day 2009
Rather than saving all of our dreams for “later in life” or for “the right time,” we’ve reorganized our world so that we can be living a life that aligns with what’s most important to us. As we talk about a lot, we’re most interested in seeing the world, exp[...]
5 Surprises About International Volunteering: #4 – “Wow” Moments
Last week, in our series about some of the surprises associated with international volunteering, we talked about living with less and just how easy it ultimately is when you’ve immersed yourself in an entirely new environment with a focus on helping out and building community. Speaking of buil[...]
5 Surprises About International Volunteering: #3 – Living With Less
Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve shared our thoughts on surprises in the world of international volunteering. We started off by addressing disorganized organizations. Next, we shared our take on something that keeps a lot of people from volunteering – learning a foreign language. Thi[...]
