Volunteering on remote projects
People who are into volunteer travel love the idea of a challenge. For some, it's escaping the monotony of everyday life and the planning is more important than the actual project, for example organising the placement in great detail, or raising money (9) ________ charity. But purpose, too, plays a big part, with many saying they need a practical impact that they can't make in normal life. (10) ________ can be a misconception to believe these volunteers are careless; in fact, they are often the opposite of what we assume. They try their hardest not to leave things (11) ________ chance and they don't do anything (12) ________ they're ready. There's also a lot of creativity in the things project volunteers do. These projects often don't have fixed routines; the volunteers have to work them out (13) ________ they go along. Crucial to this (14) ________ a sense of trust in oneself and the community, (15) ________ something that is necessarily encouraged nowadays. After all, we're living in a time (16) ________ formal travel safety regulations remain dominant.