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 Daniel, United Planet volunteer
My Quest to Nepal was short—only two weeks—but this was all the time I was able to carve out of my busy schedule. After a long series of flights, I arrived at the airport and was greeted by a member of my host family. We hopped in a taxi [...]

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 …with [...]

Post written by Albert Flannery, a United Planet Volunteer.
When I landed in Chengdu, I was met by two wonderful people: Professor Nie and Vanya a student at the Chengdu Sports University who spoke English very well. On the drive to the school, we spoke English and Mandarin and got along very well, and this set [...]

Post written by Kim McDermott, a United Planet Volunteer
Our first impression of Guatemala during our first few days was sensory overload! The colorful woven fabrics, loud streets with honking horns and brightly painted buses, crowded markets, new foods and towering volcanoes made a vibrant kaleidoscope of sensations. We learned something new everywhere we looked, and [...]