Friday, April 04, 2014

The Cavalier Daily :: CONNOLLY: More than “voluntourism”

The Cavalier Daily :: CONNOLLY: More than “voluntourism”: This spring break, I had the good fortune to attend an Alternative Spring Break (ASB) trip to San Juan, Texas. My experience was phenomenal. And I was not alone in this assessment; each person I asked told me that his or her ASB trip was exceptionally fun and worthwhile. I would highly recommend the ASB experience to any University student.

But ASB and other comparable service trip experiences are not without controversy. Critics deride them as “voluntourism,

No comments: