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Dealing with reverse culture shock

Dealing with reverse culture shock

Many long-term volunteers and workers who return from abroad fall into a post-travel funk known as reverse culture shock.

Star power

Do celebs like Jolie inspire voluntourism?
Do celebs like Jolie inspire voluntourism?

Helpful honeymooners

Why newlyweds volunteer abroad
Why newlyweds volunteer abroad

Helping abroad

Women drawn to voluntourism
Women drawn to voluntourism

Madagascar mission

Adventurer cycles Himalayas for charity
Adventurer cycles Himalayas for charity

Global farming

WWOOF your way around the world!
WWOOF your way around the world!

Weighing the options

Voluntourism: Pros and cons
Voluntourism: Pros and cons

Understanding the process

Finding volunteer trips that actually help
Finding volunteer trips that actually help

Offering expertise

Volunteering to save lives in Haiti
Volunteering to save lives in Haiti

iReport: Your stories

Share your voluntourism experiences
Share your voluntourism experiences