Volunteer Vacations

As a voluntourist you can learn new skills, embrace new cultures and make new friends, all the while helping someone in need.

Instead of returning home with a sunburn and tacky souvenirs, you'll bring back memories of having made a difference in someone's life.

Check out my list of 7 volunteer vacation ideas sure to expand your horizons—and your heart.

For more information on the volunteer vacations I discussed, visit the websites below:

Global Volunteers

Global Citizens Network

Habitat for Humanity

Caribbean Volunteer Expeditions

One Brick

Elderhostel

For volunteer opportunities in New Orleans, visit volunteerneworleans.com and handsonneworleans.org.

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