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8 Ways to Fall in Love with the World

February 12, 2014United Planetfall in love with the world, Featured, love, travel, Valentine's Day

The world is an expansive place with plenty of terrains to explore, skylines to view, foods to try, and many photo-worthy moments. Here are 8 Ways to Fall in…

What it Means to Fall in Love with a Place

January 14, 2014Joy Cohenexperience, falling in love, Featured, international, love, move, travel, travel abroad, volunteer, volunteer abroad

I could not agree more! You see, I have always had this habit of falling in love with the places that I have traveled to. I fall in love with oceans…

Giving Thanks Year-Round

November 27, 2013Maurice WilkeyFeatured, Festival, Foreign Culture, thankful, Thanksgiving, volunteer abroad, Volunteering

Only a handful of countries celebrate the festival of Thanksgiving. Today in the United States, it’s more recognized as a time for family gatherings and food than for its historical…

We Think The World Needs More #Community

August 19, 2013Andrea Shapiro#theworldneedsmore, community, Featured, United Nations, World Humanitarian Day

Today is World Humanitarian Day, a United Nations-sponsored day observed every year on August 19th in remembrance of aid workers who have lost their lives providing service to communities around the…

The Humanity that Unites Us: A Reflection on Multiculturalism

May 21, 2013United Planetculture, Featured, Multicultural, multiculturalism, Romania, study abroad, teaching, travel, volunteer

United Planet consultant Martine Goldberg shared with us a beautiful reflection on what it means to travel the world and view life through a different lens. Now an extracurricular program…

Bound by Books

April 26, 2013United Planetbooks, English teachers, Featured, flood, library, Philippines, read, reading

The following piece was submitted to last year’s United Planet Day Contest by Raissa Rivera Falgui. Raissa is a freelance writer who has published several stories for children and is the…

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