Well, regarding Earthwatch - they're still up and running at
http://www.earthwatch.org/
It's been 18 years since I had my great 5-week Australian totally tax-deductible boondoggle . I remember getting some apologies from the Earthwatch people since the research part of it - something to do with James Cook Uni in Oz and Duke here in the US didn't really pan out.
Still, it might be worth looking into. It's very easy to get onboard a project - just meet a few basic qualifications and write a check.
Now if any of you are into some serious hardcore, no diving, actually make-a-difference and change your life forever volunteering, you might want to consider:
Doctors Without Borders at:
http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/
If this is not quite hardcore enough for you, there are:
the Missionaries of Charity, the group that Mother Teresa founded in Calcutta (now Kolkuta) at:
http://home.comcast.net/~motherteresasite/addresses.html
I'll be honest - I couldn't do it - Calcutta itself is enough of a horror, but the Mission there takes care of the worst of the worst - no play volunteer work there!
http://www.earthwatch.org/
It's been 18 years since I had my great 5-week Australian totally tax-deductible boondoggle . I remember getting some apologies from the Earthwatch people since the research part of it - something to do with James Cook Uni in Oz and Duke here in the US didn't really pan out.
Still, it might be worth looking into. It's very easy to get onboard a project - just meet a few basic qualifications and write a check.
Now if any of you are into some serious hardcore, no diving, actually make-a-difference and change your life forever volunteering, you might want to consider:
Doctors Without Borders at:
http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/
If this is not quite hardcore enough for you, there are:
the Missionaries of Charity, the group that Mother Teresa founded in Calcutta (now Kolkuta) at:
http://home.comcast.net/~motherteresasite/addresses.html
I'll be honest - I couldn't do it - Calcutta itself is enough of a horror, but the Mission there takes care of the worst of the worst - no play volunteer work there!