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RE: An American Male Nurse Volunteers in a Hospital in Small Town Nepal (Part 4: Travelman Saves A Life)
You imagination goes very far, the chat between you and sister Nea made me laugh! Regarding volunteering and voluntirism, I agree with you partially. There are people volunteering longterm, with serious organizations and they do it with a good project behind it.
Yeah, that was the part of my rant I cut out, the real volunteers. They’re in it for a good chunk of time, or they’re the people that get up early on a weekend morning and go build something or collect clothes rather than sleeping in and watching basketball. I’m talking about the young people (who I’ve seen in KTM) that are here for three weeks, paid a lot of money to a company, and are basically getting a tour. It’s like Westworld for them but they’re a volunteer instead of a gunslinger. I just felt bad that I wasn’t DOING anything. I almost started helping these people build their store one day because I wanted so badly to do something. I taught kids, but it felt more like a break for the teacher and fun for the kids.