Do you want to follow along with our learning in preparation for the trip? See a list of the articles that we have referenced and discussed during recent trip meetings.
HISTORY AND CULTURE
Countries and their Cultures: Bahamas
http://www.everyculture.com/A-Bo/Bahama-Islands.html
Encyclopedia Britannica: The Bahamas
http://www.britannica.com/place/The-Bahamas
UNDERSTANDING THE CRITIQUES OF VOLUNTOURISM
Medium: The Reductive Seduction of Other People’s Problems
https://medium.com/the-development-set/the-reductive-seduction-of-other-people-s-problems-3c07b307732d#.gmnbdj8si
Huffington Post: The Problem With Little White Girls, Boys and Voluntourism
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/pippa-biddle/little-white-girls-voluntourism_b_4834574.html
Matador Network: Why you shouldn’t participate in voluntourism
http://matadornetwork.com/change/why-you-shouldnt-participate-in-voluntourism/