Meet Lilyanne, a fashion blogger from Vancouver with an edgy style and a passion for life. Here are some of the highlights as well as a few pictures from her 4 week long journey.

Amy went on a Quest with United Planet in mid 2010 to beautiful Nepal, where she dedicated 2 weeks to a Counseling Centre in Kathmandu. Here Amy shares with us how her experience changed her, and what she envisions for the Alumni Council’s future!

When United Planet VP Theresa Higgs was in Nepal recently, she dropped by the orphanage in Kathmandu where Sarah, a United Planet Long-term volunteer, is working with children. Sarah had sent in a video of her kids singing, and won a gift of $100 from United Planet for her project.

“Driving along in our 4-wheel drive jeep in a valley next to a rushing river, Raj points straight up, to the top of a rather large mountain (though the Nepalis would call it a “hill”) and says, ‘T, we are going up there!’ This did not seem possible to me, but I thought, no turning back now! And so began 2 days of ‘driving’ up and down mountain sides, visiting incredible communities and learning about on-going projects in one corner of Nepal.

This week we heard from Ben, who’s in Nepal on a Long-term Quest; and from Michelle, who just returned from a four-week Quest to Cambodia. Both have been working in orphanages and maintaining lively blogs. Great reading, touching stories.