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**El Mono** · 01-09-2012, 04:38 AM

Personally, after doing it myself, I dislike this sort of charity. I had to give an interview for my University about it and I expressed a sort of remorse.

I felt like a burden afterwards to be honest. if I didn't do enough, it felt more like a holiday. It strikes up self righteousness in some. I wanted to do more. Because really, I had no affect on their lives by going & that's wrong. That's why I worked with generous, generous Shakur to fund the library of the school & to buy pens/pencils. Sure it was good for cultural exchange and I'd recommend anyone to visit other nations to see what life is like outside your bubble.

Maybe I just disagree with how this charity was set up.
It was with a former student of my school, it's an independent charity not an organisation. You can create links between schools at any time, which is a great thing because you can ship books, pens, pencils, uniforms etc.

**YaelTheGreat** · 01-09-2012, 04:43 AM

I see what your saying. You don't feel like you helped raise their standards of living and environment, right? I would like to go to a country and help people through farm projects, building, etc. but I have no idea where to start.

**Funsized** · 01-09-2012, 04:44 AM

something is better than nothing. You cant expect a 360, but by doing little by little it can possibly lead to a 360

**cleef** · 01-09-2012, 01:22 PM

[quote='El Mono' pid='148336' dateline='1326080287']
I felt like a burden afterwards to be honest. if I didn't do enough, it felt more like a holiday. It strikes up self righteousness in some.[/quote]

I've heard this from quite a few people, what were the other people there like?

[quote=Yael]I see what your saying. You don't feel like you helped raise their standards of living and environment, right? I would like to go to a country and help people through farm projects, building, etc. but I have no idea where to start.[quote]

Probs not what you mean Yael but have you ever thought about wwoofing?

http://www.wwoof.org

**YaelTheGreat** · 01-09-2012, 01:54 PM

That looks interesting, but yeah its not exactly what I am looking for. I don't really want to have to join an organization to help people, but I don't see how else I can do it; unless I walk up in a poor neighborhod and just start farming and building shit.

**1871** · (This post was last modified: 01-09-2012 10:42 PM by 1871.)

I think you did good Mono. Fair play to you.

How I would have really really loved to have been in that class listening to you speak about spiritual beliefs.

**El Mono** · 01-09-2012, 10:55 PM

Not sure if sarcasm.

**1871** · 01-09-2012, 10:57 PM

O ye of little faith.

**Kian** · 01-10-2012, 12:26 AM

Mono is the greatest moral crusader known to wo-man