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Refueling in Atlanta During National Volunteer Week
Happy National Volunteer Week to everyone reading from the US. I wish I could brag that I planned it this way, but I couldn’t have picked a more exciting time to visit home. I soaked everything in a few weeks ago when many of the country’s inspirational and nerdy do-gooders descended on Atlanta for the [...]
Continue reading...Answers to All Your Questions on Volunteering Abroad
15 April 2010
People always send me questions about volunteering abroad. In addition to telling them about what we’re doing in Bangkok, I stress two points: 1) Be Prepared by educating yourself about what you’re getting into and 2) Get Connected with people who have been to the places you’re going or are doing what you want to do. That’s [...]
Continue reading...Why Do You Volunteer?
25 March 2010
You’ve heard from me about the background on the Sanuk My Saturday English teaching project and I was excited to announce expanding to a challenging new classroom this past February. This week, as I’m preparing to spend a few weeks in the US, you’ll hear Chris’s perspective on the project. Below we’ve combined her thoughts [...]
Continue reading...Top Picks for Volunteering in Bangkok
4 March 2010
Last Saturday our new location really jumped off to a great start. When we get settled in a little more you can expect a more detailed update from Chris. This week I want to tell you about Kirsty (aka Nerdy Nomad) whose hard work to produce an International Volunteering Ebook is in the final stretch. [...]
Continue reading...From the Crossroads of Change
27 February 2010
Tomorrow begins the expansion of the Sanuk My Saturday volunteering project into the Yommarat community. I’m excited, but we have a lot of work ahead of us. Looking for funding to sustain this project has forced me to articulate some of the goals I have. Today I want to share them with you, because you’re [...]
Continue reading...Volunteers, Urban Gardens, the Homeless & Other Sky High Goals for 2010
12 January 2010
“Don’t be put off by people who know what is not possible. Do what needs to be done, and check to see if it was impossible only after you are done.” -Paul Hawken Contemplating what’s been accomplished is difficult to do without being honest about what’s still to be done. Some of last year’s challenges [...]
Continue reading...10 Crazy Ways I Changed the World in 2009
24 December 2009
I had fun thinking about all the things the great things that happened this year. I also have been wanting to write this to say it’s easier to make a difference than you think. None of these ideas are particularly original or impossible for you to do. I have big hopes for more In Search [...]
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21 April 2010
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