Comments on: Interview with Adrianne and Rick http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2007/07/interview-with-adrianne-and-rick/ measuring the Earth with our feet... Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:37:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: promise a. http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2007/07/interview-with-adrianne-and-rick/comment-page-1/#comment-15880 promise a. Wed, 05 May 2010 00:40:22 +0000 http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2007/07/interview-with-adrianne-and-rick/#comment-15880 anyone know a place to volunteer in cambodia the last 2 weeks of july 2010? anyone know a place to volunteer in cambodia the last 2 weeks of july 2010?

]]> By: Audrey Scott http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2007/07/interview-with-adrianne-and-rick/comment-page-1/#comment-704 Audrey Scott Sun, 30 Mar 2008 11:17:26 +0000 http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2007/07/interview-with-adrianne-and-rick/#comment-704 Barbara: Adrianne and Rick are truly an incredible couple. We were following their work this year in Burmese refugee camps on the Thai border and in Cambodia. Their emails about their work are moving to the point of tears. It's amazing what can be accomplished when a little money is given to the right organization or devoted group of people. Giving back while traveling not only helps the local communities, but also provides a way for the traveler to get involved and learn about the real lives of locals. We need more people like you! Barbara: Adrianne and Rick are truly an incredible couple. We were following their work this year in Burmese refugee camps on the Thai border and in Cambodia. Their emails about their work are moving to the point of tears. It’s amazing what can be accomplished when a little money is given to the right organization or devoted group of people.

Giving back while traveling not only helps the local communities, but also provides a way for the traveler to get involved and learn about the real lives of locals. We need more people like you!

]]> By: Barbara McMillan http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2007/07/interview-with-adrianne-and-rick/comment-page-1/#comment-699 Barbara McMillan Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:35:52 +0000 http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2007/07/interview-with-adrianne-and-rick/#comment-699 Thank you for sharing interview about the missionary type work that Adrianne and Rick - making are accomplishing in Cambodia. When I travel, I will be sure to give a little extra here and there to the locals to hopefully help enhance their quality of life. Love to Adrianne and Rick for making a difference in Cambodia. Barbara M. Thank you for sharing interview about the missionary type work that Adrianne and Rick – making are accomplishing in Cambodia. When I travel, I will be sure to give a little extra here and there to the locals to hopefully help enhance their quality of life. Love to Adrianne and Rick for making a difference in Cambodia.

Barbara M.

]]> By: Audrey http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2007/07/interview-with-adrianne-and-rick/comment-page-1/#comment-74 Audrey Sat, 11 Aug 2007 11:07:57 +0000 http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2007/07/interview-with-adrianne-and-rick/#comment-74 Jerry, I think that you are right - a lot of tourists would like to contribute or help the countries they are visiting if they knew how to or could connect with the right people or organizations. In Southeast Asia, there is a program called Stay Another Day (www.stayanotherday.org) which describes organizations and their projects and how tourists can get involved through buying their services/products or volunteering. Other parts of the world may have similar programs. A tourist with a particular interest - fair trade, children, health care, microfinance, etc. - could research organizations and people online in advance of the trip and make contact on the ground. It would add another dimension to a vacation. Suggestions from other readers are also welcome! Audrey Jerry, I think that you are right – a lot of tourists would like to contribute or help the countries they are visiting if they knew how to or could connect with the right people or organizations. In Southeast Asia, there is a program called Stay Another Day (www.stayanotherday.org) which describes organizations and their projects and how tourists can get involved through buying their services/products or volunteering. Other parts of the world may have similar programs.

A tourist with a particular interest – fair trade, children, health care, microfinance, etc. – could research organizations and people online in advance of the trip and make contact on the ground. It would add another dimension to a vacation.

Suggestions from other readers are also welcome!
Audrey

]]> By: Jerry Peek http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2007/07/interview-with-adrianne-and-rick/comment-page-1/#comment-68 Jerry Peek Sun, 29 Jul 2007 18:24:43 +0000 http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2007/07/interview-with-adrianne-and-rick/#comment-68 Thanks for a really inspiring post. Not all (former) tourists will be able to do as much as Adrianne and Rick have, of course. But when I read their quote "if everyone that traveled took on one family and donated some funds towards helping them, what a difference that would make ... it feels darn good to do something meaningful with your money rather than spend it on a fabulous hotel room or an expensive meal." That's an idea I'll bet a lot of tourists might like... if nothing else, it'd be a much more authentic experience than looking out over another country from their five-star room high above it. I wonder, though, how a tourist could communicate effectively if they don't speak the language well... make sure their efforts aren't causing problems with local or national laws... be sure that their money really is being used effectively... and so on. (It probably wouldn't feel as good to simply donate money to an aid group or other NGO.) I wonder if there are organizations that help to facilitate this sort of thing... where the donors can talk directly with the people who are being helped and feel sure that their money is being used in the best way it can be? Jerry Thanks for a really inspiring post. Not all (former) tourists will be able to do as much as Adrianne and Rick have, of course. But when I read their quote “if everyone that traveled took on one family and donated some funds towards helping them, what a difference that would make … it feels darn good to do something meaningful with your money rather than spend it on a fabulous hotel room or an expensive meal.”

That’s an idea I’ll bet a lot of tourists might like… if nothing else, it’d be a much more authentic experience than looking out over another country from their five-star room high above it. I wonder, though, how a tourist could communicate effectively if they don’t speak the language well… make sure their efforts aren’t causing problems with local or national laws… be sure that their money really is being used effectively… and so on. (It probably wouldn’t feel as good to simply donate money to an aid group or other NGO.) I wonder if there are organizations that help to facilitate this sort of thing… where the donors can talk directly with the people who are being helped and feel sure that their money is being used in the best way it can be?

Jerry

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