Did you watch the popular TV series Meet yourself during your winter vacation? In the TV series, Xu Hongdou travels to a village in Yunnan province and volunteers at a local café. She gets 1 meals in return. Because of this hot hit, 2 travel—similar to Xu's type of work—has caught more attention.
In general, the 3 of taking such a trip is to take part in a service chance to help others, according to Wise Tour. During the trip, volunteer travelers often provide services like teaching, cooking, animal caring, and cultural activities. In 4 for their help, the volunteers may get free accommodation (住宿), meals and laundry (洗衣), activities, or classes.
It seems that only modern transport could make these long journeys 5 in recent years. However, volunteer travel started from the 1960s, when Alec Dickson and his wife Mora from the UK 6 Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO), an international volunteer organization.
According to Sanlian Lifeweek magazine, volunteer projects in the 7 are now attracting more visitors from the city to relax from the fast and stressful life. Yang Yan, a pioneer of a volunteer platform (平台), told the magazine that there has been a rapid 8 in the number of tourists from the city to volunteer in village areas.
People try volunteer travel for several reasons. By working voluntarily while traveling, travelers may make a 9 to the world. The volunteers provide services through charities with lower costs for the communities they serve. Another 10 of volunteer travel is that it helps tourists from the city to get a taste of country life. In this way, travelers can relax from their busy lives, while country communities also develop by receiving more customers for local tourism industries.
