Written by United Planet Team Member, Lucille For 96 years, daring cyclists have braved the 3,5000 kilometers of this 21 day race. This year, the race was made up of 10 flat stages, seven mountain stages, one medium stage, two individual time-trials, and one team time-trial stage. The most famous, if not challenging, bicycle race [...]

Written by United Planet Country Coordinator Ian Utley Mekyia mo! Born in 1972, I am originally from the farmlands of Lincolnshire in England (similar to rural Idaho), where I played a lot of rugby and trained as an elementary school teacher. I have one brother and two nieces in New York, and 22 million brothers [...]

Could you tell us about what attracted you to United Planet? Since I was an ICYE returnee to Korea in the mid-1960s and was the Director of ICYE-USA from 1979-1990, I have a personal connection to both exchange experiences and to ICYE in particular. My year in Seoul changed my life and pointed me toward [...]

Post written by Debbie, United Planet Volunteer Marlo was like a second mother to me in Guatemala. She was great in terms of scheduling activities to educate me about the food and culture of Xela, as well as informing me about which sights to visit to get the best experience possible. I was paired up [...]

Post written by Lucille, a United Planet team member. Each year, during the first weekend of July, the North of France celebrates the Festival of the Giants. Picture taken by chaton144, Flickr Most of the Northern cities have a patron giant to protect them. Today, there are more than 300 giants representing the cities of [...]