United Planet’s VP of Global Operations, Theresa Higgs, has an incredible amount of experience living and working abroad. She served in the Peace Corps in a tiny island in the South Pacific, and earned her MA in Intercultural Relations. She’s an asset to our team, and wealth of information for anyone hoping to volunteer overseas.
She talked to us a bit about how United Planet chooses host families, and why it’s an essential part of the volunteer experience. She’s so cool…
ABOUT UNITED PLANET
United Planet is a non-profit organization with a mission to create a global community, one relationship at a time. Established in 2001, United Planet offers volunteer abroad, virtual internships, internships abroad, gap year volunteering, and global virtual exchange in more than 40 countries.
