Written by United Planet Volunteer Silvia
I would like to share with United Planet and the readers of this blog my experience in Cameroon. It was an unforgettable experience that I would recommend to anyone who wants to discover life in an African community.
While I was living in Boston, I had the opportunity to manage the [...]

Written by United Planet Correspondent Maya Marshall
I’ve encountered myriad cultural differences since I’ve been in Brazil. The people work differently, drive differently, and eat differently, but the most prominent and potentially frustrating cultural difference that I’ve encountered is the language. The process of learning a new language is incredible, and I suspect it [...]

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 and [...]

Post written by Li, United Planet’s International Programs Manager.
I am happy to write about our first in-person pre-departure training for United Planet’s long-term volunteers. These volunteers will take off in August 2009 to spend six months or one year volunteering at local organizations in their host communities. Their destinations include Brazil, Colombia, Belgium, Switzerland, [...]

Post written by Krista Laux, a United Planet volunteer.
The cherry tree (Sakura) is a distinctive part of the Japanese landscape. The trees, which only bloom for two weeks each year, display pale pink flowers that fall to the ground like snow. They line the streets on back roads in urban areas, and can be seen [...]