| You have been there, seen this, done that... | | | | planting more than two thousand saplings |
| What next? You have plenty of both money and | | | | towards reforestation in Kenya, to clearing |
| vacation time; Then, there are still some | | | | beaches in Sri Lanka, and fencing to protect |
| things that you can do, which would make for | | | | wildlife in Australia and working towards |
| an interesting vacation while at the same | | | | preserving the Croatian Griffon vultures. |
| time enable you to give something back to | | | | There are also other projects like the one |
| society. Whether a medical professional or a | | | | undertaken by a voluntary group for the past |
| person with building skills, there are plenty | | | | one year to rehabilitate sick penguins in |
| of avenues where your skill and expertise can | | | | order to re-introduce them to the wild, in |
| be utilized to help community. There are also | | | | South America, or in Costa Rica where turtle |
| programs which need you to work by the side | | | | hatchlings are let out. |
| of the members of the local community. | | | | |
| | | | Holiday work by way of teaching English to |
| All over the world there are a lot of | | | | those for whom it is not a local language is |
| openings in orphanages, homes for the aged, | | | | another option. Organizations are there which |
| in schools and to work with the disabled, for | | | | offer training in sports and basic education |
| you to take up what suits your interests | | | | to children in countries which are under |
| while volunteering your services. Such useful | | | | developed. There are also rehabilitation |
| jobs will be an inspiration in themselves | | | | centers for children who are drug addicts. |
| while also instilling gratitude in you for | | | | |
| what you have got in life. | | | | Having a good time, while also helping others |
| | | | is a great way to spend one's vacation. This |
| Natural disasters like the tsunami have | | | | is a definite way to spread goodwill and show |
| wreaked a lot of damage and no amount of help | | | | the world that Americans do care. |
| both physical and financial seems enough. | | | | |
| There are still large expanses of beaches | | | | Opting for this sort of a vacation could |
| which need to be cleared, and many of the | | | | often take you to a place which you may have |
| displaced people still need to be | | | | never had a chance of visiting otherwise. You |
| habilitated. People with building skills can | | | | would have a great time, and go back with the |
| be of much help in such situations. | | | | satisfaction that you have helped to make |
| | | | things better for the people of that |
| For those of you who would rather work in | | | | community, and done your bit to spread peace |
| projects which involve ecology, there are | | | | and harmony. |
| many opportunities too. These range from | | | | |