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AT#272 - Volunteer Travel to West Africa (Sierra Leone & Liberia)
Amateur Traveler Podcast (2011 archives)
English - March 19, 2011 14:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MB - ★★★★ - 4 ratingsPlaces & Travel Society & Culture History camping cruise holiday photography soundseeing travel traveler traveller trip vacation Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The Amateur Traveler talks to Chris Guillebeau from the Art of Non-Conformity about his years volunteering in West Africa with the NGO (non-governmental organization) Mercy Ships. Chris and his wife volunteered with this organization in Sierra Leone and Liberia which gave them a very different view of West Africa. For those not familiar with Mercy Ships, they provide medical services in under-served areas of the world from their floating hospital ships. Chris was in Sierra Leone shortly after the end of its costly civil war. This episode is not about travel to lie on the beach and work on your tan (although Chris does recommend bringing your sunscreen) but about life changing travel. And no, Chris is not a doctor.