"ChangingtheWorldonVacation"isasocialimpactdocumentarythatexploresthecontroversialtrend"Volun-tourism"(themergerofadventuretravelandaidwork)byfollowinganAmericangrassrootsNGOinCambodiathatbuiltaschoolfor540childreninaruralvillageandfinanciallysustainsthisprojectthroughvolunteer-travelers.WithintimateaccesstothepresidentofthegrassrootsNGO,thefilmuncoversthepersonalandpoliticalpotholesthatstandinthewayofdoingaidworkresponsiblyandjoinsthreegroupsofvolunteersontheirtripstoCambodia,contrastingthelife-changingeffectsoftheirownjourneyandtheirimpactforthelocalcommunities.