Our Quests are designed to be immersive, authentic, comprehensive, and provide you everything you’ll need to succeed. The program elements allow you to engage fully with a new culture, forge strong relationships, and challenge yourself. Most importantly, we partner with the community to ensure your experience will be important, relevant and helpful to the community you serve.
I knew coming into this experience as a volunteer in Costa Rica, emerging myself into a new culture, that I would have to be more flexible and open minded towards the people around me.- Lucy, United Planet Volunteer
Our Chile Country Coordinator, Astrid, owns and operates a tour company in Santiago focused on cultural and natural immersion. Astrid is an avid salsa dancer and enjoys meeting and hosting volunteers and travelers from all over the world. In her short video, Astrid shares with us why a Volunteer Quest to Chile will be a unique and unforgettable experience!
What is it like living on a farm in the Galapagos?
As I spent more time at the Hacienda Tranquila, I grew accustomed to waking up to the sound of birds tapping at my tin roof, the exhausting farm labor, and the quiet afternoons of reading in a hammock. Every day proved difficult, but rewarding. But one of the main takeaways from my experience at the farm was getting to know the other volunteers.
Read more on Serena in the Galapagos Islands.
United Planet is an international non-profit organization with a mission to create a global community, one relationship at a time. We connect people who want to make a difference in communities across the world through overseas volunteer travel programs, global virtual internships & volunteering, and project-based virtual exchange programs. With opportunities in more than 40 countries, you will learn, teach, work, engage and immerse yourself in a culture outside your comfort zone. For many, volunteering abroad is the most fulfilling experience of their lives!
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