Center for Diplomacy Touts The Voluntourist
The U.S. Center for Citizen Diplomacy praises The Voluntourist in a new blog post, calling the book “Funny, touching, insightful and compelling…a story suitable for any global citizen of any …
Read moreI want to live a life that matters.
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
Ken Budd has written for The Washington Post, Smithsonian, Stuff, McSweeney’s, Might, Worldview, 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 memoir, The Voluntourist.