In traditional tourism, you simply depart from some random airport or bus station and begin your vacation. Most experienced travelers are adventurous and react to the unexpected with great enthusiasm, and this is about all you need for traditional tourism to work out well for you. But when it comes to volunteer tourism, the beginning of your trip is exactly where you are right now, the planning, researching, and figuring out what you want to do.
Consider this scenario: you start looking for options to volunteer, find one of our Pathshala, the activity – teaching basic to intermediate English. Your first thought is to select a chapter and send an inquiry to the organization, apply, get accepted, and then you’re just waiting around for the departure date. Volunteer tourism is very serious. It’s not a job, but it’s a lot of work! This means you need to be as well prepared as you can. If you are going to be teaching English, you might consider looking for our teaching methods and materials, but you also have to understand the cultural background and be well informed about what to expect in our Pathshala.