What Inspires Me About Volunteering Abroad
We recently received an inspiring Motivation Letter from a volunteer applicant that we wanted to share with our community (with her permission). Isabelle is an alumni of a past volunteer…
Students Improving Local Communities With United Planet
Michelle Larson, 7th grade teacher at Eastern Howard School Corporation is one of those passionate and engaging educators many of us wish we had in our lives. On a daily…
What To Do in Taiwan as Volunteers
Discover what to do in Taiwan through the eyes of other volunteers who’ve visited, lived, and worked with the local communities. We asked our program coordinator at ICYE Taiwan to…
Celebrating Pride Month with United Planet!
It’s Pride Month, and at United Planet we’re celebrating the LGBTQ+ community worldwide! Although much progress has been made globally in fighting discrimination against LGBTQ+ communities, there’s still much work…
Juneteenth and Modern-Day Slavery
June 19th, also known as Juneteenth, commemorates the emancipation of people who were enslaved in the United States. Most people are taught that the Emancipation Proclamation of 1862 resulted in…
Is a virtual internship worth it?
A Virtual internship is definitely on our minds, with Coronavirus still at our doorsteps, is it worth it? It’s a common question. While you’re considering the options, we hope that…
