Randy LeGrant

Randy is the Executive Director of the GeoVisions Foundation. He has spent the last 44 years managing organizations that send people abroad on cultural and educational exchanges.

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Conversation Corps Russia--A Tale Of Two Cities

On August 30, Katie embarked on a year long journey through all 15 countries of the former Soviet Union. She got the idea by attending a Meet, Plan, Go event last fall.

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Volunteers Know That Ready Or Not: Disasters Don't Care

In the early morning hours on Sunday, August 28, Hurricane Irene came ashore in Guilford, CT. Guilford is home to GeoVisions' Global Work and Service...

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a photo of a tip jar holding money that will be spent to travel and volunteer abroad.

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Voluntourism Certification: The Financial Risk Makes It A Bad Idea

There is an interesting debate going on over at Voluntourism Gal's Blog. It concerns Tourism Concern's launch to "certify" travel organizations...

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words associated with travel for good and volunteer abroad

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Volunteer Abroad...Why Can't It Just Be Simple?

This past week I noticed a flurry of activity in the media about Voluntourism. Of course a few of the writers simply cannot type volunTOURism. They...

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Volunteer Abroad and Feel Fabulous Body and Soul. Seriously?

I received this article about Sandals Resorts moving into the Voluntourism sector. They do this by offering a 2-hour Reading Road Trip every Thursday...

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Volunteer Abroad--Fad Or Function?

Today I noticed an article from The Vancouver Sun entitled The give and take of Voluntourism. Tourists are increasingly likely to look for...

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