December 22, 2004
Relief Riders International
"is a humanitarian-based, adventure travel company that organizes horseback journeys through breathtaking areas in developing countries around the world." Or, more precisely, "15 riders will embark on a 15-day journey to 5 remote villages in rural Rajasthan. The caravan will be led by our skilled support team, and will include 8
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that sounds sooo cool....I would do it in a minute!
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Is the child in the third photo holding a laptop?
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could it be a chalkboard? looks like he may have a piece of chalk in the other hand. or perhaps it's one of those $498 walmart laptops. walmarts are everywhere, you know.
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It is a great concept but I personally refuse to pay anyone money so I can volunteer for them or their efforts. I spent almost a year trying to find a cause in Central America that would let me just show up and give them my time without shelling out a couple of grand. I know these people need to be funded but hell, get the money from Soros or somebody and give us disenfranchised folks a shot at volunteering. Poor people are nice too. We just can't afford to be nice these days. /end crap tossing
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Oh, now I see. The children hold Tablet PCs. That's not chalk, it's a stylus. And the boy in the background is covertly IMing a friend on his Blackberry.
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Holy fucking crap I'd do this.
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Heh. I'm actually good at horseback riding and lurking about in the underbrush. That, and catching wild birds in my hands. Not sure why I can catch birds, but catch them I do.
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Hmm... not sure what I think of this. Wouldn't it be better to just send the supplies; and not have to drag your fat, comfort-lovin', calorie-hoggin' azz all the way to Dehli?
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Do they do a holiday in Cambodia as well?