What is the meaning of volunteer travel?

This depends on which type of volunteer you choose and what form of volunteering you are comfortable with.

There are currently three forms of volunteering in society: domestic teaching support, animal care volunteers, domestic work-for-stay volunteers, and international volunteer travel. These three forms also give you different meanings.

I personally suggest that if you have enough time in college, you can give it a try. These different types of volunteers learn different things.

Personally, since I was in college, I have worked as a summer volunteer teacher in rural areas, worked and exchanged accommodation in Lhasa and Chengdu, and also done volunteer travel in Nepal and Sri Lanka. Regarding these three points, I personally think that their meanings are arranged as follows: volunteer travel > volunteer education > animal care > working and staying overnight

The volunteer forms I recommend to you are also different according to different needs

1. If you are a pure volunteer who can endure hardships and accept long-term volunteer teaching, you can choose summer volunteer teaching. After this time of volunteering, your body may be very tired and your life may be boring, but Once you persist, I think your spiritual world will be sublimated. You can also learn a deeper understanding of life from those impoverished mountainous areas. This kind of thing is the most meaningful, and being a human being is also boring and tiring. As for volunteer teaching activities, universities usually have them every summer vacation. You can participate in the Volunteer Association's three trips to the countryside and other activities. There are many channels.

The second is to work in exchange for accommodation. I personally think that the majority of these volunteers are mainly travel-oriented. Generally, they like to travel, but if they do not have sufficient funds, they will choose to work in exchange for accommodation. This form also brings you the least growth and knowledge among the three. But when you see a lot of beautiful scenery and meet people from all over the world, you can meet some interesting things. But it means little in the sense of personal dedication and spiritual growth. The channels for this kind of volunteer travel can mainly be found through forums such as Douban and Tieba. It is generally relatively easy. However, before going there, you need to find out whether the youth hostel is regular and whether the owner is reliable, especially if you are a girl. Pay attention to safety issues.

The third is international volunteer travel. This kind of travel is also called responsible travel. This kind of trip is different from the above forms and generally requires payment. It is a combination of volunteer work and travel. You will go to foreign schools and animal care bases to volunteer. Your volunteer time is about 3 hours a day, and the remaining time is used for free travel, usually staying with a local host family. The fees you pay are mainly used for your project fees abroad + room and board fees, etc. I personally think this is the most meaningful form of travel or volunteering. The traditional pure volunteer education is interspersed with the travel part, and you can go deep into local life abroad. You can experience things that you cannot experience in daily travel, making your volunteer life more interesting. In addition, in our daily volunteer work, we can also experience different education models in various countries and improve our spoken English. The international volunteer certificate we finally obtained can also add points in work and tests. This form of volunteer travel not only allows you to find your own sense of existence through self-dedication, but also allows you to experience meaningful cultural travel, so I think it is very meaningful. You can choose if you have sufficient funds. There are more channels for this kind of volunteer travel, because it has become a business model, and there are more domestic organizations. However, I personally recommend Xinchuxing International Volunteer Travel. After all, I participated in them twice. The actual test is reliable.