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Category: Volunteer Stories

Home Archive by Category "Volunteer Stories" (Page 30)

3 months in Peru summed up

May 2, 2007United PlanetAmerica, Latin America, Peru, travel, volunteer abroad, volunteer experience

(From a UP Volunteer) I can’t believe that 3 months has come and gone and while so much happened in between, I feel like I have just had an extended…

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Dr Ryder in Cambodia

March 29, 2007United PlanetAngkor Wat, Asia, Buddhism, Cambodia, dentistry, Dr. Ryder, Khmer, Siem Reap, United Planet, volunteer abroad, volunteer work

When I was in college there was a man I knew, a dentist, who regularly made volunteer trips to other countries. He would take exotic journeys up the Amazon or…

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Erin in Ecuador

March 29, 2007United Planetchildren, Ecuador, education, Latin America, physical education, school, teaching English, Tonsupa, volunteer abroad, volunteer work

A 23-year-old member of the Springfield, Massachusetts’s community, Erin Duffy, is currently volunteering with United Planet to provide invaluable support to a community in Ecuador, while immersing deeply in Ecuadorian…

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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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