[Introduction] Whether you are an armchair traveler itching to get your feet wet or an experienced traveler wanting to make the next trip more meaningful than the last this book was written for you, with the hope that it will help ease your concerns and nurture your dreams.

If upon your return you find aspects of your own culture lacking, work to make positive changes in your own life and in the life of the community in which you live.

[A Final Word] If I could say a final word, it would be "Go."