Through United Planet, an international volunteering society, Bergman was able to choose a location, focusing on finding a developing nation, where their time and resources would be best spent.

Written by United Planet Team Member Lucille When I first told my friends that I was going to Guatemala, I remember their reactions, their eyes wide open, staring at me, they asked me “really?”, “but why,” “it is not a place where I would think to go…” “it’s just so far!” And now, when I [...]

Post written by Debbie, United Planet Volunteer Marlo was like a second mother to me in Guatemala. She was great in terms of scheduling activities to educate me about the food and culture of Xela, as well as informing me about which sights to visit to get the best experience possible. I was paired up [...]

Lavandería Planeta Unido celebrated its first year in business on January 11th. The Micro-empowerment Laundromat Project started as a collaboration between United Planet and the ANH Battered Women’s Shelter in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, as a way to provide funding for the shelter and offer vocational training to residents. The one year anniversary was marked by a [...]

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, [...]