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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How do you manage to sleep now with the poor and homeless in DC? Or the local poor are not poor enough for you? If you feel the way you do, just don’t go to “third world” countries.[/quote]

+1.  There is a huge homelessness issue in DC.  How do you respond here?  Maybe do the same.  I say donate money to a non-profit there or an international grantmaking organization in the States.  There are plenty of those in DC.  Or vacation somewhere else.  There are lots of amazing places to visit, rich and poor.   If you insist on going to the developing world, then maybe try a middle-income country.  Chile, Argentina?  See how you feel and proceed with booking trips accordingly.

For me, I feel like traveling abroad really opened up my mind and made me want to help.  I spent time after college working with a non-profit in Latin America and  I now work with low income communities in the US. I love travel and while I feel interested and concerned about the poverty I see here and abroad, it doesn't impact my travel plans.  
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