Why I Joined United Planet: Erika
Here at United Planet, when we say that spending time abroad is transformative and potentially life-changing, I can confidently say from firsthand experience that we’re not exaggerating. First, let me…
New Ways to Celebrate Your New Year!
New Years is one of the most popular internationally celebrated holidays in the world. It’s interesting to examine the diversity of traditions that each country has to celebrate the new…
5 Lessons You Learn While Volunteering Abroad
A recent initiative at United Planet is to encourage our volunteers and alumni to be ambassadors of their experience through our Campus Outreach Internship (COI) program. Alix Vadot is one…
From Program Coordinator to Quest Volunteer
As the Senior Program Coordinator at United Planet, my role typically involves being on the coordinating end of the United Planet experience. Specifically, I am responsible for organizing the logistics of…
Student Perspective: A Group Quest to Ecuador
Earlier this summer Raylea joined a group of students from Louisiana State University to embark on a 10-day Quest to Ecuador. She is a seasoned traveler who has family in…
A Trip to Machu Picchu with our Peru Intern
Lisa Meehan is the United Planet Peru Program Intern and a student at Tufts University where she is majoring in Spanish and International Relations. Lisa works daily with our volunteers…
