1.0phone english bloghttps://phoneenglish.es/blogangelicahttps://phoneenglish.es/blog/author/angelica/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="NfULrX9Rre"><a href="https://phoneenglish.es/blog/2022/06/voluntourism-more-harm-than-good/">Voluntourism: More Harm than Good?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://phoneenglish.es/blog/2022/06/voluntourism-more-harm-than-good/embed/#?secret=NfULrX9Rre" width="600" height="338" title="“Voluntourism: More Harm than Good?” — phone english blog" data-secret="NfULrX9Rre" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> B2 – Upper Intermediate Teaching English in foreign countries, helping to build schools and orphanages, working on conservation projects … These are all examples of voluntourism. It’s a combination of visiting other countries while doing some volunteer works too. Dedicating time and effort to doing volunteer activities seems great and fulfilling. But is it all what it’s cracked up to be?  Watch the video about voluntourism and its downsides. Discussion Questions: What is your reaction to what’s discussed in this video? Has anyone shared their volunteering experience with you? What did they tell you? Talk […]