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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In Voluntourism Short-Term Good Is Also Good For The Long-Term

On November 16, Matt Villano over at Time.com wrote an interesting post entitled, "Room Service and a Shovel: The Rise of Voluntourism." You can read the original post here, and don't worry, it's a short piece. Mr. Villano writes about the volunteer...

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Out Of The Shell, Into The Light: Volunteer Abroad in Spain

Brandi Garrigus is excited and she has a Blog to prove it. She joined the Conversation Corps and in March 2010 she will be headed to Spain to live...

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GeoVisions and EIL UK Partner For Conversation Corps

As we close out 2009, we are hard at work on 2010! That's the way it goes, I think. The year is ending and we get excited by many new possibilities...

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Volunteer Abroad Through Stephanie's Eyes

We head Stephanie Castillo to Spain. She joined the Conversation Corps and will live with a family in Spain and tutor them in Conversational English....

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Volunteer Blog: Health Care Volunteer Project in Lima, Peru

Our health care project in Lima, Peru is a great opportunity because of the "hands on" activities for volunteers. Many health-related volunteer...

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Breast Cancer Awareness-Be Involved When You Volunteer Abroad

You have probably seen this great video in other posts or on ABC News, November 30. It is just impossible to watch without smiling. Congratulations...

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