Ken Profiled on Afar.com
Ken is featured on Afar magazine’s web site in an article titled “Teach, Help, Find Yourself: A Voluntourist’s Itinerary.” The article begins with the words Ken frequently said on each […]
Read More »The New York Times Interviews Ken for Travel Section
The New York Times spoke with Ken about the basics of taking a voluntourism trip in a Q&A that went online May 4. Tied to the May 8 release of […]
Read More »Ken Appears on Rudy Maxa’s World
Ken chatted about The Voluntourist and volunteer travel on Rudy Maxa’s radio program—Rudy Maxa’s World—on Saturday, April 28. You can find the interview in a podcast (start around the 11:00 […]
Read More »The Voluntourist Provides Funds for Special Education School in China
Money from The Voluntourist will help create an operating fund to assist La La Shou, the special education school where Ken worked in Xi’an, China. Ken sent the first check […]
Read More »Ken Budd’s Article Explores Voluntourism Debate
In a piece for the Spring edition of the online VolunTourist Newsletter, published by Voluntourism.org, Ken argues that volunteer trips are useful, though not always for the reasons you think […]
Read More »The Voluntourist Assists Student Program
The Earthwatch Institute’s Los Angeles Student Fellowship program will send 100 high school students on research expeditions this summer, and The Voluntourist is offering assistance.
Read More »Ken Budd’s Book Asks a Tough Question, Says Voluntourism Expert
In his blog on Voluntourism.org, David Clemmons, an expert on volunteer travel, explains why he’s most interested in The Voluntourist.
Read More »The Voluntourist Named a “Friday Find”
The blog Should Be Reading has included The Voluntourist as one of its top finds: http://shouldbereading.wordpress.com/2012/02/10/friday-finds-feb-10
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