Couch Surfing With Hope, One Ambition

In case you missed the first part of this post, Couch Surfing With Hope, Introducing Tita Silver, GK is an organization in the Philippines that is building houses with hope. They help the poorest of the poor in the Philippines by giving people not only a living structure, but a new, hopeful perspective on life. [...]

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Couch Surfing With Hope, Introducing Tita Silver

Our jeepney crackled through the streets amidst the hustle and bustle of vendors and commuters. The stink of garbage was in the air and the streets and shops were far from what we would consider clean. “If you can smell the garbage, you are entering Payatas…” I was on a weekend trip in the Metro [...]

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Touching Down & Touching Hearts

In 7 Steps to a More Rewarding Vacation I discussed getting off the beaten path and giving back. Well, there’s still so much to tell about the special time I had putting these steps to action in Bali, Indonesia. Of course I wasn’t alone, Mark Wiens of Migrationology.com joined me and took the lead composing [...]

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7 Steps To A More Rewarding Vacation

There’s never been a better time to redefine what it means to vacation. The downturn in the global economy is our best chance to revolt against the typical, cookie-cutter vacations where we blindly spend, aloof to our effect on the places we visit. This is the idea behind Mark Wien’s Migrationology.com which questions, “Why vacation [...]

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In Search of Sanuk Cheers the Elderly

On April 4th, 2009 a few volunteers from In Search of Sanuk joined with the Time Bank Society to bring the Song Kran festival to the elderly women at Baan Bangkae 2 on the outskirts of Bangkok. Take a look: Song Kran is time where people return home to their families and spend some time [...]

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