<p>Dude. That is a DEAL to spend $3,000 a year to volunteer and live in Ghana. Your basic needs are covered- meals, housing, airport pick-up, orientation.. and of course, travel insurance. Obviously, $3,000 isn’t enough to live on in the US but Ghana has much lower standard of living so in comparison, you can’t be the cost of living. I lived in Israel for 7 months. I was able to stay on longer because its cost of living allowed me to stretch my dollar and I don’t regret it at all. Had I gone to Europe, I would be waving London good-bye within 3 months.</p>
<p>But yes, it does take a certain amount of maturity and ability to forego luxury. By being able to do this, you’ll certainly see how rich life can be without tv and a Porsche just by appreciating what you have to survive on and the company of others.</p>