With these eight emotional words, Ken Budd embarks on a quest to help others—from New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina to a special needs school in China, from climate change research in Ecuador to projects in Kenya, Costa Rica, and the West Bank. A moving memoir of sacrifice and
self-discovery, The Voluntourist is part love story, part travel tale; a book about losing your father and finding your destiny; and a wry yet wise treatise on changing lives—including your own. Learn more
A new National Geographic piece by Ken Budd explores why our most challenging travel experiences can also be the most gratifying. Titled “When Travel Goes Wrong,” the piece went live […]
Read moreKen Budd is blogging for 650,000 Hours, a new web series he’s hosting on travel and giving back, which will debut in 2016. Recent blog posts have focused on making […]
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Ken Budd has written for The New York Times, Smithsonian, National Geographic, The Washington Post, McSweeney’s, and many more publications. After volunteering in New Orleans and Costa Rica, Ken volunteered in four countries in nine months—China, Ecuador, Palestine, and Kenya—for his award-winning memoir, The Voluntourist. Read More
- Verge Magazine“Heart-warming… Unless you’re comfortable laughing loudly in public, you won’t want to read this on your daily commute.”