Archive for the 'local culture' Category

Some advice from our well-traveled UP Team

Thursday, June 23rd, 2011

The other day we received a survey from a volunteer that just returned from Tanzania. She spent 3 weeks on an Orphanage and Street Children Quest and had a wonderful time, but her one issue with her United Planet Quest was that she felt she had almost been “over-prepped” in matters of safety…

Guten Appetite! Recipes and Stories from Long Term Volunteer in Germany

Thursday, March 10th, 2011

We recently heard from Barbara, a Long Term volunteer who just arrived to Germany this January. She has a great blog from her trip so far including delicious recipes and tales of her volunteer experience so far. We included a couple entries here, as well as the link to the rest of her blog…Enjoy!

African music at its best in Zanzibar, Tanzania

Tuesday, March 1st, 2011

Visitors from every corner of the world come to Zanzibar to be part of this event which hosts musicians from all over Africa. The city is vibrant with the many people and the sounds of music played in the open air of the Old Fort, at the Stonetown waterfront.

The Inside View

Monday, October 4th, 2010

This post was written by United Planet team member, Alex Endsley On September 23rd, we celebrated United Planet Day. This annual event is held on the Fall Equinox because it “is the only time of the year when the middle of the sun is positioned above and below horizon—shining on every location on Earth for [...]

My Chilean Quest

Thursday, July 1st, 2010

When the sunrise over the snow-capped Andes welcomed me to Chile, I knew I was in for a truly humbling and life-changing experience. I was not disappointed.



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