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
“Writing a memoir is a selfish act. For the memoir to work, to truly be alive, the honesty of the writing must outweigh the feelings of your subjects.” So writes […]
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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. Read More
- Library Journal“This is an extremely funny book… One of the best-written travel memoirs this reviewer has read in a long time.”