Cambodia Rediscovered
Offered: November-June
Following years of war and genocide, Cambodia is now a safe place to visit, and most importantly, extremely needy. The Angkor Wat temples are more unique than the Taj Mahal…
Restoring America's Heritage
Offered: August-October
Here in the heart of Virginia's historic piedmont region, founding father James Madison is reported to have "thought about government more deeply and with greater effect than anyone in history."…
Armenia's Architectural Heritage
Offered: June-August
Armenia is the legendary earthly paradise where Noah landed his ark and cultivated the first vineyard. This mountainous country has been a crossroad of cultures for more than 2,000 years.…
Baltic Island Wetlands and Wildlife
Offered: June, July
This northern Baltic land has one of the smallest populations of any country in the world, making it a haven for nature. Primeval forests, wetlands, and sea islands are brimming…
Icelandic Glaciers
Offered: April, June-August
In 1996, a volcanic eruption beneath Iceland's massive ice cap resulted in a dramatic flood. The raging waters washed millions of tons of sediment and ice blocks into the Atlantic,…
Climate Change at the Arctic's Edge
Offered: February, June-August, October
Global warming is being felt first and most dramatically at the edge of the Arctic, where the world's peatlands run in a broad strip around the globe. These wetlands contain…
Grevy's Zebras at Lewa Conservancy
Offered: June, August, September
The Samburu-Laikipia landscape of rich savannah and acacia-grassland habitats is a stronghold for the remaining 2000 Grevy's zebras, but 90 percent of the land falls outside protected areas. Dr. Daniel…
Wildlife Habitats
Offered: February, March, July, August
This East African nation has one of the highest population growth rates in the world, and the impact on the landscape and its biodiversity is telling. The Samburu people have…
Dolphins and Whales of Abaco Island
Offered: June
On the outer islands of the Bahamas, traditional Bahamian life goes on far from the clutter and noise of tourist trade. The Abaco archipelago includes two larger islands and several…
Wage Peace in Ireland
Offered: March, June, August, October
Volunteer abroad in a verdant county called the "Garden of Ireland." The non-profit Glencree Centre for Reconciliation unites citizens from Northern Ireland and the Republic in the South for intensive…
