The following post is a interview with United Planet volunteer Carrie Schramm, who has just returned from a Volunteer Abroad Quest to Nepal.

What was most surprising to you about Nepal or your time there?

I went to Nepal not knowing what to expect.  I wanted to experience something different and I actually knew very [...]

The following post was written by United Planet volunteer Clarke Hung who is currently working in Bolivia.
“What’s the biggest animal in the world?” asked Mr. Roly. “The whale or the elephant?”
“The monkey!” shouted a little indigenous student.
“It’s the whale,” smiled Mr. Roly amidst the ingenuous laughter of her classmates. “And where do whales live?”
“In the [...]

The following post was written by United Planet volunteer Olivia McMaster, who is currently working in Ecuador.
One of the most recognizable peaks on the Panamerican highway, Cotopaxi, has been calling to me ever since I arrived in Ecuador. Literally meaning “neck of the moon”, it is the world’s highest active volcano and stands at a [...]

The following post is written by United Planet volunteer Jamie Attard, who is currently in Uganda on a Long- Term Quest.
If one was to provide me with a blank canvas and ask me to paint a portrait of Kampala, these are the steps I would follow: I would begin by taking a brush, dipping [...]

Written by United Planet Volunteer Carrie Schramm.
I live on the third floor and spend a lot of my time in the living room (across from my room) or on the roof (the sixth floor) where I can see the top of some of the mountains on clear days.

Photo taken from Peter Akkermans, Flickr
The students at [...]