Jakera is an innovative hybrid voluntour provider, combining Spanish language immersion opportunities for students, along with adventure travel and volunteer projects. Recently, we had a chance to interview Jakera’s founder, Chris Patterson. Originally from Scotland, Chris fell in love with…
New Year’s Day, 2013. Today brought the first of our small-scale construction projects. Dine Tuy, our in-country coordinator, has identified several projects for our group to accomplish during our short visit. Since Dine has an insider’s knowledge of the locals…
I have to admit I was apprehensive about volunteering at an orphanage. I’m embarrassed to say that I had images of “Oliver” in my mind, with sad, mistreated little kids pleading, “Please sir, may I have some more?” Apparently, there…
Today was Day 2 of our Cambodia volunteer trip with Globe Aware. The day began with a visit to the Cambodia Landmine Museum and Relief Center. The center was started by Aki Ra, a former child soldier of the Khmer…
We arrived in Siem Reap to begin our volunteer adventure with Globe Aware. We met our in-country coordinator, Dine Tuy, along with 14 fellow volunteers. It’s a wonderfully diverse group -- a mix of young professionals and families – 14…