Episode 84
How To Take The Most Meaningful Vacation of Your Life - w/ Kimberly
This conversation is not about that kind of trip. This is about the kind of travel that changes what you think a vacation is for.
Who this is for
- You are trying to start something that still feels a little awkward and expensive.
- You would rather hear Kimberly's version while the mess is still fresh than get another polished hindsight sermon.
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- Take The Most Meaningful Vacation of Your Life - w/ Kimberly
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We are all about short-term service projects that allow people to meaningfully interact and engage with local communities on projects. As a solo traveler, right, I want to go to a place, experience it, not just as a
to a place, experience it, not just as a tourist, but much more immersive experience. experience. One of our biggest challenges that might surprise people is managing the cultural differences between the community and
differences between the community and the volunteers. I'm Naman Pande. This is the Ready Set Do podcast. And in this episode, my guest is Kimberly Haley Coleman. Kimberly is the founder and CEO of
Kimberly is the founder and CEO of Globeaware, which is probably the most interesting volunteering organization that I've ever heard of. Globaware offers volunteers to go to remote parts
offers volunteers to go to remote parts of the world and carry out 7-day long projects in a way that is extremely organic and benefits the local community while also immersing the volunteer into
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This conversation is not about that kind of trip. This is about the kind of travel that changes what you think a vacation is for. It is about showing up in a small community somewhere in the world and leaving it a little better than you found it. That idea sits at the center of GlobeAware, a nonprofit that builds one week volunteer programs where anyone can contribute to real projects run by local communities.
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