From Nate in the UP Office On January 2nd 2008, I arrived in Quito, the capital of Ecuador, where I would be spending the next five months of my life. I am going to be a senior at Boston College, and decided to spend the second semester of my Junior year studying abroad in Ecuador, [...]

Hi everyone, I wanted to let you know about a great blog written by one of our volunteers about his experiences doing dental work with United Planet in Peru. Take a look: Julian in Peru

Hi everyone, Out video guru Nate recently put together a couple of new videos for United Planet, featuring our Quest programs in Costa Rica, Romania and Japan. Take a look, and keep an eye out for more videos in the near future! Costa Rica: Romania: Japan:

(from Amanda, Latin American Project Coordinator) Chile and Peru are currently in a standoff over which country can lay claim to the origins of the potato. Each country maintains that the storied tuber can be genetically traced back to its own territory. In Chile, the potato is said to come from Chiloé Island, and in [...]

(from Katherine Osgood, Short-Term Quest Manager) Last summer I traveled to Turkey to visit United Planet’s In-Country Coordinator in Istanbul and evaluate the country as a location for our volunteers. It was an experience that will always remain in my memory. Istanbul was as beautiful and exciting as I had imagined, and I have never [...]