The following post was written by United Planet volunteer Shannon Foster during her Volunteer Abroad Quest in Peru. My taxi arrives at the orphanage. It is near the Plaza San Sebastian across from the Collegio de Virgen de Fatima. Some of the older kids who we have not met yet go to Collegio and do [...]

In late February, one of our host countries, Chile experienced a devastating earthquake. Our In-Country Coordinator Paul Fischer sent us word shortly after explaining the situation there. Please read below. The earthquake was 8.8 in the city of Concepcion, which is 6 hours South of Santiago by car. There are still thousands of people (including [...]

The following post is a interview with United Planet volunteer Carrie Schramm, who has just returned from a Volunteer Abroad Quest to Nepal. What was most surprising to you about Nepal or your time there? I went to Nepal not knowing what to expect.  I wanted to experience something different and I actually knew very [...]