In: Volunteering

“Come and Experience it Yourself.”
September 1, 2008

My Testimonial Markus Berres   My name is Markus and I’m from Zurich in Switzerland. After more than two months now…

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Bambu & Puerto Viejo Testimonial. Becca & Kate
August 28, 2008

We’ll be honest, the first day traveling to a foreign country where we barely speak the language is stressful to say…

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La Flor Project Testimonial by Mark Fister. Utah, USA
August 28, 2008

I, Mark Fister, and my daughters of ages 13 and 12 stayed with a host family for nearly two weeks in…

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Camaronal Sea Turtle Project Testimonial by Cassandra Dawn.
July 31, 2008

My name is Cassandra Dawn. I am 25 years old from Tucson, Arizona. I arrived to the project in Camaronal approximately…

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Michael Schell’s testimonial. Voluntour, a vacation with a purpose.
July 31, 2008

We are a family of 3: myself, my wife, Jen, and our 6 year old daughter, Alex.  My daughter is off…

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Summer Camp Testimonial by Ryan Kilberg, Canada
July 31, 2008

The two weeks I spent in Bambu rivaled the best two weeks I have experienced in my life.  I understand very…

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Summer Camp Testimonial by Charlotte Bernsohn. Chicago, US.
July 30, 2008

Sitting here on my last day in Costa Rica it’s incredible to think back to the beginning of my trip. After…

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Go Girlfriend!
May 22, 2008

What a great name for a travel blog, eh? Even better than the sexy name is the content. One could get…

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Voluntourism
May 18, 2008

The Tropical Adventures Foundation started with a dual purpose of helping communities in Costa Rica, while at the same time opening…

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Painting Party
September 20, 2007

My fingers are still covered in paint as I type this post five days later. But a good time was had by all! Helping Hands Costa Rica and the Tropical Adventures Foundation joined hands this past Saturday and really got down and dirty!
We all ventured out into the Talamanca Indigenous Reservation for a day of painting at the Bambu Retirement Home. We were able to get a lot done. Truthfully, I was really amazed at how much thirteen people could accomplish in a short, 7-hour period.

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