Volunteering Abroad - Things to Know Before You Go Is this you? Your children have grown and fled the nest. You are graced with good health and energy and are comfortable with your profession and possessions. You are retired or in a position to take some time away from work. Lately you have been thinking you want to stop taking and start giving and try and make a difference - somewhere, somehow, in the lives of those who have so much less. You are a member in good standing of the generation that was supposed to change the world for the better but so far has failed. Now the time has come to do something about it. As you think about all of this, you conclude that maybe it’s time to volunteer abroad. However, you have never spent much time in the developing world beyond a few enclaved vacations in some tropical hotspots. And you have certainly not left Canada to immerse yourself as a worker in a developing country. This profile paints a good picture of the state...