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Budd, Ken - Author
IS A BOOK BY KEN BUDD. WHAT IS IT ABOUT? >> Guest: THIS IS A WAY
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Budd, Ken - Author
TO DO IT IF YOU CAN TAKE TWO YEARS TO JOIN THE PEACE CORPS. POSTMARK WHEN DID YOU START VOLUNTARY? >> Guest: I STARTED
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Slen, Peter - Host
AFTER HURRICANE KATRINA. HOST MARK WHAT CAUSED YOU TO DO THIS? >> Guest: IT WAS
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Budd, Ken - Author
ONE OF THOSE TIMES IN MY LIFE WHEN I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WAS DOING, AND THAT THIS OPPORTUNITY CAME UP AND I THOUGHT WAS PERFECT BECAUSE I HAD NO SKILLS...
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Slen, Peter - Host
YOUR TWO WEEKS IN NEW ORLEANS WAS WORTHY? >> Guest: GUESSTIMATE
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Budd, Ken - Author
EVERYWHERE THAT I WENT FROM A QUESTION THAT. I SAID, WHAT CAN YOU REALLY DO IN TWO WEEKS? BEYOND THE FACT THAT YES, IT IS HELPFUL TO PAINT A HOUSE,...
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Slen, Peter - Host
YOU DOING FOR A LIVING PRIOR TO VOLUNTEERING? >> Guest: I WAS AN EDITOR AND
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Budd, Ken - Author
I WAS AN EDITOR IN WASHINGTON DC AND I AM STILL DOING THE SAME JOB. >> Host: HOW DID YOU GET
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Slen, Peter - Host
ALL THAT TIME OFF? COULD USE YOUR VACATION TIME. >> Guest: YES, I USE MY
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Budd, Ken - Author
VACATION TIME. THE PROBLEM IS YOU ARE WORKING THE WHOLE TIME, SO YOU GET BACK AND THINK YOU NEED A VACATION, BUT IT IS A GREAT WAY TO DO ITxrxpypxp8pxp...
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Slen, Peter - Host
VOLUNTOURING ADDICTIVE? >> Guest: IT
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Budd, Ken - Author
IS. I WOULD GET HOME AND THINK A WHILE, ONCE YOU STEP BACK, THIS WAS A VERY INTENSE EXPERIENCE. IT'S VERY GOOD.xpxpxxxzxrxxxpxr YOU SExzE PLACES IN A...
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Budd, Ken - Author
OFFICE? >> Guest: MY JOB. THEY WERE WORKING FOR REBUILDING TOGETHER. IT SAID THEY WERE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS AND I TOOK IT. REBUILDING TOGETHER IS STILL...
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Slen, Peter - Host
WHAT WAS YOUR NEXT TRIP? >> Guest: MY WIFE AND I
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| 00:03:37 |
Budd, Ken - Author
TAUGHT ENGLISH AT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN COSA -- COSTA RICA. IT WAS A RATHER INTENSE LEARNING CURVE. IT WAS FIRST-GRADERS THROUGH SIXTH GRADERS. THEY...
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Slen, Peter - Host
WEEKS DURING YOUR TIME AND COSTA RICA TEACHING ENGLISH, WHAT DID YOU ACCOMPLISH? >> Guest: I THINK
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Budd, Ken - Author
IT IS AN INTANGIBLE THING. THE KIDS DID PICK UP SOME ENGLISH WHEN WE WERE THERE. ANOTHER VOLUNTEER WAS A TEACHER AND SHE TAUGHT US SOME TRICKS. FROM...
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Slen, Peter - Host
STAY IN COSTA RICA? >> Guest: WE STAYED IN A
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Budd, Ken - Author
DORM ROOM. WE STAYED THERE IN AUGUST. THERE WERE ABOUT 60 PEOPLE WHEN WE WERE THERE. TWO WEEKS LATER, THERE WERE EIGHT PEOPLE. IT WAS A GREAT THING....
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Slen, Peter - Host
LIKE. >> Guest: IT WAS
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Budd, Ken - Author
IN THE ANDES MOUNTAINS, IT WAS A TWO-HOUR PLACE TO GET THERE. THERE WERE NO ROADS. I FELT BAD WE STARTED THE HIKE AND I THOUGHT, THANK GOODNESS FOR THE...
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Slen, Peter - Host
Host: IS THAT WHERE THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN IN ECUADOR? TO . >> Guest: THAT IS
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Budd, Ken - Author
NOT ACTUALLY NEED, WE ALL PRETENDED SMEAR, BUT IT'S NOT. >>
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Slen, Peter - Host
Host: ARE THERE WEBSITES ABOUT THIS? >> Guest:
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Budd, Ken - Author
THERE IS A WEBSITE CALLED VOLUNTOURING.COM. >> Host: KEN BUDD,
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Slen, Peter - Host
THERE IS A LOT OF PERSONAL INFORMATION IN HERE AS WELL. WHY IS THAT? >> Guest: I
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| 00:06:36 |
Budd, Ken - Author
FEEL THAT YOU CAN ALWAYS TELL WHEN SOMEONE'S TRYING TO WRITE A BOOK AND WHEN SOMETHING IS AT STAKE. I WAS TRYING TO DETERMINE HOW TO LIVE A LIFE THAT...
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Slen, Peter - Host
Host: WHAT DO I THINK ABOUT THE WRITING OF THIS BOOK. >> Guest: IT WAS KIND
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Budd, Ken - Author
OF DIFFICULT. IT FORCED US TO ADDRESS SOME THINGS. >> Host: DETAIL THAT YOU
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Slen, Peter - Host
ARE LIVING A LIFE WITH PURPOSE RIGHT NOW? >>
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| 00:07:24 |
Budd, Ken - Author
Guest: TIMES IT IS A SETBACK TO REALIZE HOW MUCH YOU CHERISH YOUR LIFE. IN SOME WAYS MY LIFE HAS NOT CHANGED. I'M IN MY SAME JOB, IN THE SAME HOME. ...
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Slen, Peter - Host
KENYA WHERE HE WORKED FOR TWO WEEKS. >> Guest: THERE
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Budd, Ken - Author
WERE THREE WOMEN'S CARING FOR 42 KIDS. WE DID WHATEVER WAS NECESSARY. WE WOULD FOLD CLOTHES OR WASH CLOTHES OR SERVER ONCE. SOMETIMES IT WAS VERY QUIET....
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Slen, Peter - Host
Host: DO YOU DONATE MONEY AT THE SAME TIME? WHEN YOU WERE THERE, DID YOU BUY THINGS? >> Guest: WHEN WE WERE THERE
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Budd, Ken - Author
WE WOULD SAY WE WOULD LIKE TO DO THIS OR THAT AS A THANK YOU. WE BOUGHT NEW MATTRESSES FOR KIDS. BUT THE WOMAN WHO RAN THE PHONE SAID WHY DON'T YOU...
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Slen, Peter - Host
Host: WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT YOUR FRIENDS, DO YOU EVER SAY TO YOU WISH THE U.S. GOVERNMENT WERE DOING DIPLOMACY THIS WAY? >> Guest: YES, I
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Budd, Ken - Author
DON'T THINK THAT IS A HUGE BENEFIT. ESPECIALLY IN THE WEST BANK. IN 2009, I WAS STILL INTERACTING WITH PALESTINIANS ON THAT DAY. I DON'T THINK I'VE REALLY...
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Slen, Peter - Host
THIS BOOK IS WONDERFUL. LET'S START WITH ABOUT BON JOVI IN BETHLEHEM. >>
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Budd, Ken - Author
Guest: YES, WE HAVE VOLUNTEERS IN THIS RESTAURANT FROM ABOUT 15 COUNTRIES, MOST EUROPEAN. AN ITALIAN WOMAN STARTED SINGING A SONG. A FRENCHWOMAN STARTED...
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| 00:11:40 |
Slen, Peter - Host
ARE DOING THESE VOLUNTOUR TRIPS? >> Guest: A LOT
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| 00:11:51 |
Budd, Ken - Author
OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE. SOME ARE BABY-BOOM AGE, SOME WERE 60 AND OLDER IN CHINA, AND I THINK THE APPEAL IS CANNOT YOU KNOW, THEY ARE THINKING ABOUT THEIR...
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Slen, Peter - Host
WORD VOLUNTOUR? >> Guest: I DID
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| 00:12:25 |
Budd, Ken - Author
NOT. THERE WAS NOTHING VACATION LIKE ABOUT ANY OF THE ONE-SIDED. THIS IS WORK. YOU HAVE YOUR WEEKENDS FREE, YOU HAVE YOUR EVENINGS FREE. BUT IT WAS...
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| 00:12:45 |
Slen, Peter - Host
IN CHINA SEVERAL TIMES. WALK US THROUGH THAT ENTIRE TRIP. HOW DID YOU SET IT UP? WHERE WERE YOU? WHO DID YOU HOOK UP WITH? WOULD YOU DO OVER THERE?...
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Budd, Ken - Author
MORE DISCOMBOBULATED IN CHINA THAN ANYWHERE ELSE. I WENT THROUGH GLOBAL VOLUNTEERISM WHICH IS WHEN THE FOUNDERS OF THE PROGRAMS. IT WAS REALLY LIKE...
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| 00:14:19 |
Slen, Peter - Host
WIFE YOU? >> Guest:
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Budd, Ken - Author
MY WIFE AS A NURSE. SHE RAN ON A MEDICAL MISSION TO HAITI. SHE KNEW IT WAS A LOT OF WORK. AND SHE HAS BEEN SUPPORTIVE AND CAME WITH ME TO COSTA RICA...
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Slen, Peter - Host
YOUR NEXT TRIP? >> I GET ASKED THAT
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Budd, Ken - Author
A LOT. I AM FOCUSED ON TRYING TO HELP OUT PLACES I HAVE ARGUED THEM. I WOULD LIKE TO DO ANOTHER ONE LIKE ECUADOR. A SCIENTIFIC PROJECT, IT IS A POSITIVE...
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Slen, Peter - Host
Host: WHERE WERE THE WORSE LIVING CONDITIONS? >> Guest: DEFINITELY
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| 00:15:23 |
Budd, Ken - Author
IN THE WEST BANK IN A REFUGEE CAMP. WE WERE SEPARATED AND 90 SMALL APARTMENT BUILDING BY GENDER. ABOUT 22 OR 23 GUYS LIVING IN A ONE-ROOM APARTMENT...
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Slen, Peter - Host
YOUR CONNECTION TO GEORGE MASON? >> Guest: I AM A GEORGE
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Budd, Ken - Author
MASON GRADUATE AND I'M A SEASON TICKET HOLDER FOR THE BASKETBALL TEAM. I AM ON CAMPUS A LOT, AND IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE FOR FALL FOR THE BOOK FESTIVAL....
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| 00:16:19 |
Slen, Peter - Host
ROBERT BUDD. >> Guest: HE IS MY
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Budd, Ken - Author
FATHER. HE DIED VERY SUDDENLY. PEOPLE HE WORKED WITH, HE SAID, YOUR FATHER CHANGED MY LIFE. HE WAS AN EXTREMELY POOR GUY, BUT HE WAS SMART AND AMBITIOUS...
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| 00:17:03 |
Slen, Peter - Host
A FOUNDATION OR SCHOLARSHIP HERE? >> Guest: YES, YES I
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| 00:17:12 |
Budd, Ken - Author
DID. THOUGH ROBERT M. BUDD SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION. >>
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Slen, Peter - Host
Host: WE HAVE PUT OUT YOUR TWITTER CANDLE IN CASE PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO GET HOLD OF YOU. KEN BUDD. "THE VOLUNTOURIST" IS THE BOOK. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>
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