Volunteer your way around the world | Rob Ormerod | TEDxBathUniversity

Rob Ormerod is a designer with a passion for natural building. After receiving a masters degree in Product Design he left the UK in search of a new path. Since then he has been volunteering his time building houses and practicing Permaculture. He dreams of a life in the country in a house made of earth. He’s currently looking for projects to work on, people to collaborate with and countries to travel to.
Rob Ormerod is a designer with a passion for natural building. After receiving a master’s degree in Product Design he left the UK in search of a new path. Since then he has been volunteering his time building houses and practicing Permaculture. He dreams of a life in the country in a house made of earth. He’s currently looking for projects to work on, people to collaborate with and countries to travel to.
Traveling the world doesn’t have to cost a fortune, there are many places where you can volunteer your time for food and a bed. Rob Ormerod has been working with volunteers from around the globe to create an Earthbag community centre in the Andes. This is the story of how over 400 people came together over a 2 year period to live, work and learn together.
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[@weirdjest]

Usually someone speaking this slowly makes me lose focus on their talk but...this guy managed it and it was relaxing af. (And to those who think it doesn't relate to the title...he's suggesting you try it, based on his own experience. Then telling you about it. Not every TED is a bulletpoint list.)

[@IfYouMeetAWolf]

This. THIS. I've had the feeling of this kind of life ever since i can remember, and Rob put those feelings in to concrete words! Thank you!! Truly inspiring

[@nichas.4573]

the world need more people like this

[@nickyrothon3571]

yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@yogidreams3912]

A handsome young man and beautiful human being.

[@nickyrothon3571]

yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my uncle

[@VolunteerAbroadForFree]

Been volunteering around the world for the last year and half =) and on my way to South America at the end of year for the part 2

[@sallydurant9899]

smilingtimes I want to volunteer for a year before college but there is no way I can afford it. How do you do it?

[@wandan]

Which programmes do you volunteer for? How do you do it?

[@Rajo1012]

Most important question: is it still fun after that long?

[@SaraBurdick]

are you still traveling throughout south America volunteering???

[@veganchaatparty]

Super super super awesome!!!! Super super super thanks!!!! You're awesome!! Thanks for sharing!!

[@anastasiialazuka7260]

Thank you for this talk! :)

[@NiKvW]

que orgullo acompañarte en este camino papilo.

[@nickyrothon3571]

great Rob😁

[@toluwanimialabi7193]

What a fantastic topic.

[@stst6688]

My answer to the question in the beginning of the video is: I always wanted to be a MSF Doctor since I was a child and I am going to be.

[@phoenixwiseman4018]

Good for you

[@monikadziatkiewicz7356]

great job Rob!! hugs!!

[@nickyrothon3571]

hi moni

[@monikadziatkiewicz7356]

Hi Darling ❤️

[@barbarabarker238]

Amazing! What an innovative and engaging way to be a sponsor.

[@Discoveryourmindpower]

Great talk, very inspiring Rob, well done!

[@the_worldpacker_show]

This changed my life

[@culturalmut]

Credit to humanity

[@finolaginting6793]

And here I'm watching this video, amazed and inspired. Then when tomorrow comes, still do nothing

[@saratk5815]

But, not for too long, Finola Ginting.

[@الفكيمحمداحمدالصافي]

Hi good morning/evening everyone,I hope to help people all around the world

[@vinteeiturralde]

Inspiring!

[@vestaabel6069]

Fantastic!

[@emmaphilo4049]

His mum's credit card. That says it all. Middle class man. Being middle class give a freedom, us people who were born into poverty CANNOT access to in the same way. Enjoyyyyyy people who have parents to rely on!

[@tolusaur3196]

Ahaha and he thinks working 5 hours a day is hard work. Can tell he’s privileged af

[@monikadziatkiewicz7356]

I didn't have parents to rely on financially. No credit cards of my grandpa but I worked for my travel and went to volunteer and I have met Rob there. And I understood that many things in life depend on my own decision and clarity, not on blaming others for not having. It was a great adventure, I have met amazing people, including Rob. So I'm sure you can do it as well. It is worth it. And 5 hours a day, high up in the mountains (2600 m above the ocean level) on the building side is a lot of work!! Try it! Open your eyes and your mind and you might find this idea interesting. If not, that's fine. But what is the point of laughing at something you don't understand? Take care.

[@Calvan42]

I want to volunteer too, I want to help others and be a part of something fulfilling. I'm working on getting my Passport and I definitely want to be a part of something that takes me places and gives me a chance to find out what I want to do in life too. Do you have any suggestions on what I could do? This would be my first time traveling out of country and I don't really know what all is available and what I could help with.

[@emmaphilo4049]

Woofing! As a person with no 'mum's credit card, woofing has been my way. Volunteering or working in hostels too. I have done that too!

[@Calvan42]

@@emmaphilo4049 Thank you! I'll be sure to look up outlets and find those particular resources. I don't have wealth myself or in my family so this will be very useful 😄👍👍

[@travelimpactxperience8780]

Hi Pearl, I have a project yet to launch in 2023, be happy too connect with you for volunteer opportunities

[@jawadbentizi1916]

@@travelimpactxperience8780 would love to join too

[@michelledromazos2634]

I would love to do this

[@blessedbahati1761]

So much inspiring would like to join you

[@jacobstowe5049]

I was looking through comments to find out where i can apply/contact to volunteer. Any information be great. I even speak some spanish

[@nickyrothon3571]

comuna de rhiannon. malchingui san juan ecuador. that is where rob went and where i live

[@АндрейТарасов-б9д]

Hello everyone! I want to start volunteering, start helping people! Any information will be useful!

[@methawilai3654]

Андрей Тарасов hi. What kind of things you would like to do for volunteer?

[@fakeplastictree1553]

Methawi Laithong anything i just want to help people..(I'm sorry for interrupting you guys though😁)

[@thestereokid6073]

Me toooo! I have started googling for places to volunteer. My mom is an architect involved with sustainable design so I hope she will be able to put me in contact with groups like this. Also I know that with a bit of luck and resilience I will be able to travel at very little expense by hitchhiking and asking people for accommodation in exchange for some manual labor or to teach some lessons.

[@thestereokid6073]

Good luck with your expeditions and post a reply here if you make it back from your journey :)

[@nickyrothon3571]

comuna de rhiannon malchingui ecuador that is where he went and where i live

[@ravachole1001]

where can I find something like that?

[@nickyrothon3571]

comuna de rhiannon malchingui san juan ecuador

[@misterjeef5296]

Where do I go to find an experience like this

[@nickyrothon3571]

comuna de rhiannon malchingui ecuador that is where he went and where i live

[@casonhunwick6600]

The disapproval he expresses towards his upbringing does not represent the value it brought him. Were it not for his four-year education in product design, the volunteers would not have emailed him asking for his skillset. I guess he disagrees more with the lifestyle, as in the style with which his education was delivered, not the substance of the education. He serves as an example of why getting out into a volunteer setting can help uncover problems that need solving, rather than working complacently making marginal improvements to an already largely functioning system.

[@RonaldinhoNZ.]

Didn't relate to the title of the video though

[@TSC997]

“With my moms credit card” made me throw up in my mouth. 🙄

[@nickyrothon3571]

dont be mean

[@mamafive1327]

Hey everyone?I'm kindly requesting if someone can helping me in starting a business so I can be able to take care of my children.I come in peace.I'm honestly struggling here in kenya

[@nickyrothon3571]

my mom lived in kenya

[@mooseadjli2604]

low budget rayan goslin

[@bawsenityt2342]

God im glad i didnt watch the video its got nothing to do with the title. Try naming it 'A house i helped make out of dirt'