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Meet Caroline – Volunteer in Ghana

May 5, 2016Alina PerkinsAfrica, volunteer abroad, volunteer at orphanage, Volunteer Stories, volunteer with children, volunteer work, volunteering in Ghana

Caroline completed two Quests at an orphanage in Ghana with United Planet and then returned to her project site three times by herself. She was able to truly make a…

Update from the Field: Taylor P.

March 8, 2016John TruglerDenmark, gap year, gap year volunteering, ICYE, long term volunteering, long term volunteers, long-term, United Planet, volunteer abroad, year abroad

Taylor P. is on a year-long Quest in Copenhagen, Denmark working as an English teacher in a small school. We caught up with Taylor, who was kind enough to share some of…

A Group Quest to Ecuador with Louisiana State

July 23, 2015Andrea ShapiroEcuador, group quest, Group volunteer abroad, Latin America, Louisiana State University, service learning, south america, United Planet, volunteer abroad, volunteer in Ecuador, Volunteer in Latin America, volunteer in South America

At the end of May, I had the great pleasure to travel on a Quest to Ecuador with a group of 12 volunteers from Louisiana State University. Because I work…

Meet Our Volunteers: Vaidehi

June 24, 2015United Planet

Vaidehi, a junior at Lehman College in New York, cannot wait to start her month long Speech Therapy Quest and independent research study in Ecuador. She has lived all over the…

Why United Planet is Different

May 21, 2015United PlanetAsia, children and education, China, culture, English teaching, Foreign Culture, Groups, high school, international volunteering, teaching, Team Stories, teen quest, teen volunteer abroad, teens, travel, travel abroad, traveling, United Planet, volunteer abroad, volunteer experience, volunteer overseas, Volunteer Stories, Volunteer Story, volunteer with children, volunteer work, Volunteering

Holly Hornbeck is our Campus Outreach Intern at Bowdoin College and a previous United Planet volunteer. Below, she shares her United Planet journey – and what, in her eyes, set it…

Meet our Volunteers: Michaela and Rachelle

May 19, 2015United Planet

Best friends Michaela and Rachelle, both students at Boise State University, are going on a month long Quest to Peru this summer. Both Michaela and Rachelle are…

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United Planet is an international non-profit organization with a mission to create a global community, one relationship at a time. We connect people who want to make a difference in communities across the world through overseas volunteer travel programs, global virtual internships & volunteering, and project-based virtual exchange programs. With opportunities in more than 40 countries, you will learn, teach, work, engage and immerse yourself in a culture outside your comfort zone. For many, volunteering abroad is the most fulfilling experience of their lives!

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