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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Test Driving Voluntourism

Last week in Beijing, visiting some of our projects in China, I took a day out of my busy schedule to volunteer at Beijing Century Experimental School (Bai Nian School). This is the largest school for the children of migrant workers in Beijing, and...

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Packing To Volunteer Abroad

Hello from 35,000 somewhere over Siberia. In a few hours I'll be landing in Beijing.

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All I Need Is A Really Cool Flag

A former student of mine posted this today on his Facebook Wall:

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A New Blog Full Of Photos From Conversation Corps-Jordan

Have you ever wondered what it's like to live with a family in Jordan, and tutor them in English? Thought, "What would it be like to join The...

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Quack Like A Duck? Walk Like A Duck? It's VolunTOURISM!

I've been reading lately some Blog posts about volunteering abroad vs. volunteering locally. There is always something people want to write about...

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GeoVisions Blog--Ranked Number 2! Chest-Out or Man-Up?

I was finishing up some writing around 1:00 this morning and thinking about finally calling it a day. I checked my email and saw a message from my...

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