Volunteer Voices: Service Trip to Latin America (Part 1)
Over the next week, we will be highlighting some individuals’ experiences on a non-religious mission trip (aka a Service Trip) for college students to Costa Rica. These volunteers helped with…
5 reasons to take a Gap Year Abroad in Costa Rica
One of the simplest ways to both help yourself and others is by volunteering your time and energy to a worthwhile cause that interests you. If you love to travel,…
Volunteer in Africa: Callie in Ghana
United Planet’s mission is to create a global community, one relationship at a time. Well, there is no better place to fulfill this mission than in Ghana, a country that…
The United Planet Experience in Nepal
Here it is, plain and simple. The world is at your fingertips. Enjoy this short clip of our volunteers’ journey and get an insight on volunteering in Nepal.While this is…
Katie Kowalski’s Volunteer Abroad Story in Kenya!
Like many United Planet volunteers, Katie Kowalski felt unsatisfied at her corporate job. As a student, she dreamt of assisting the development of small businesses, but after five years she…
Gap Year: Five Reasons You Should Take One
1 Take the time to get to know yourself outside of the circumstances that define you. You owe it to yourself. It’s only a year. Twelve months. Three hundred and…
