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Recent Graduates Increasingly Looking to Volunteer Abroad

February 27, 2009United Planetcareer break, career break volunteering, gap year, gap year travel, recession volunteering, sabbatical, United Planet, volunteer abroad, volunteer vacacion, voluntourism, work break

United Planet is in the news today! “Thin U.S. Job Market Turns Study Abroad into Work Abroad” By David Coffey | McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON — As job prospects thin at…

Beijing Olympics

August 7, 2008United PlanetAsia, Athletes, Beijing, Beijing Olympics, Chengdu Earthquake, China, Chinese, earthquake, local culture, Olympic Games, Olympics, Pride, Summer 2008, Summer Olympics 2008, Team Stories, travel

Post written by Li, a United Planet team member. There is only one day left before the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Olympic Games, which will be held in Beijing,…

Boston Dragon Boat Festival

June 12, 2008United PlanetBoston, Cambridge, China, culture, Dragon boats, Joni, local culture, Team Stories

Several of us from the United Planet team met in Harvard Square last Sunday to see the Boston Dragon Boat Festival. The descendant of an ancient Chinese celebration, the Boston…

Nepal

June 5, 2008United Planetchildcare, Mt. Everest, Nepal, travel, volunteer abroad, Volunteer in Nepal

Last week in Nepal, delegates of the various political parties voted to abolish the monarchy and convert the country into a republic. Until the vote, Nepal was the world’s last…

Hilary Swank on a quest with United Planet

January 9, 2007United PlanetAsia, Hilary Swank, India, Palampur, travel, volunteer abroad, volunteer experience

Double Oscar winner Hilary Swank joins as a United Planet volunteer In July and August 2006 Ms. Swank went to Palampur in North India with United Planet to volunteer as…

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