We just heard from Jenny, a Long Term volunteer who began her 6 months in Ghana this August 2011. Here are some excerpts from her blog… we’re all excited to read up on her trip, it sounds great so far!

ean was one of 11 Boston Public School students and three teachers selected to join a three-week expedition to Mongolia as participants in the U.S. Department of State’s U.S.-Mongolia Emerging Youth Leaders Program. This October, Mongolian teenagers will travel to Boston to learn about journalism and the role of free expression in democratic society.

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…

United Planet is very excited to announce that Chie Goto will serve as the Country Manager in Japan for a new voluntary international exchange program between Japan, the United States, and other countries, entitled United Planet J-Initiative, J-Center Volunteer Leaders2(pronounced Volunteer Leaders squared). Starting this week, Ms. Goto will oversee this program that expects to enroll over 650 American and Japanese volunteers within four years.

Sara Lucid, a native of New Jersey, recently returned from her 10 week Quest trip in Tanzania. She had an incredible time, met some amazing people, and undoubtedly changed her own life as well as many others in her path. Read on to hear some stories about her trip and see some pictures she took while there…