The Voluntourist
Author | : Ken Budd |
Publisher | : Harper Collins |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 2012-05-08 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780062098757 |
ISBN-13 | : 0062098756 |
Rating | : 4/5 (57 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Ken Budd’s The Voluntourist is a remarkable memoir about losing your father, accepting your fate, and finding your destiny by volunteering around the world for numerous worthy causes: Hurricane Katrina disaster relief in New Orleans, helping special needs children in China, studying climate change in Ecuador, lending a hand—and a heart—at a Palestinian refugee camp in the Middle East, to name but a few. Ken's emotional journey is as inspiring and affecting as those chronicled in Little Princes and Three Cups of Tea. At once a true story of powerful family bonds, of sacrifice, of self-discovery, The Voluntourist is an all-too-human, real-life hero whom you will not soon forget.