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Voluntour In Sunny Guatemala

December 1, 2008 at 4:47 PM | by egw | 1 Comment

Now that the holidays are here, we're chasing that warm fuzzy feeling that comes from doing good. Of course, you don't have to go out of town to find a soup kitchen or Toys 4 Tots program that would love for you to pitch in. But if you have an extra-long winter break and the itch to get out of town, why not head for Guatemala for some voluntourism?

There's no waiting for a visa for Cross Cultural Solutions' Guatemala City trip, which leaves December 13 for two weeks working with small children or the elderly in clinics or orphanages in the Latin American capital city. CCS will take care of your lodging, meals and transportation; all you have to do is roll up your sleeves. And you'll be back in the US for New Year's Eve, which encompasses all the drunkenness of Christmas without the pesky obligation of buying presents. You Scrooge, you.

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  1. FreeTravel

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    Free Travel to Mexico or Guatemala!

    Research Study for Travelers' Diarrhea Looking for Volunteers If we determine that this research study might be a good match for you, you may join a pre-paid tour program or may make your own tour plans with your own travel and hotel reservations. Details on pre-paid or reimbursed travel and specific study related expenses will be provided by the research study travel coordinator and may be up to $1,500 depending on the completion of study visits and procedures. This clinical research study is being conducted at multiple sites in the US, with follow-up sites in Mexico, and Guatemala. The goal is to see if the research patch is better at reducing the symptoms of Travelers' Diarrhea than a patch not containing the research material, called a placebo. Study subjects will have a 50:50 chance, like flipping a coin, to get the research patch or the placebo patch. The research patch is placed on the upper arm for 6 hours, once at the start of the study and again 14 days later. After waiting at least 7 days from the last patch application, participants may depart from the US for their destination-country. Participants must check-in at a destination-country study clinic within 1-2 days of arrival in the destination-country. Following check-in, they may continue vacation travel until a follow-up clinic visit about one week later. After the follow-up visit, and depending on their travel plans, travelers will take part in the surveillance or observation period for at least 7 and up to 17 days while in the destination-country. If we find this research study might be a good match for you, you will be asked to visit a study doctor for the first of your two US clinic visits and will be able to get any additional study details you need at that time. www.TrekStudy.com
    December 2, 2008 at 11:57 AM
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