Post written by Naima Bentanoute, a United Planet team member In 2006, I came to Boston for the first time, after finishing my Masters degree in Arabic Language at the University of Aix en Provence. While working as an au pair for a year for a family of four girls, I deeply fell in love [...]

As I stepped off the plane in Amman, Jordan, I was immediately greeted by a wall of dry heat. Having lived in Egypt the previous year, I was familiar with that feeling of dry, hot air filling up my lungs! After the initial heat shock (this was Jordan in August so I should have been [...]

(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 [...]

Come join United Planet’s exciting new programs in these fascinating countries. Take part in meaningful community service work, while immersing in the local culture and expanding your global horizons. In special celebration of the launch of our Morocco, Jordan, and Turkey programs, United Planet will offer a 10% program fee reduction to new applicants during [...]