Announcing the United Planet Day Contest Winners!
We are so excited to announce this year’s winners of our annual United Planet Day Photo and Video Contest! We hold this contest every year to seek visual submissions that…
Stay Fit While You Travel Abroad!
Making the time or keeping up the motivation to exercise while you travel can be daunting. Your days are already filled with activity and potentially exhausting situations. However, keeping up…
Essential Tips for Traveling Alone
When you volunteer on a United Planet Quest, chances are you’re going to be doing some solo travel. In this post, Raquel Wilbun reflects on the experiences she’s had traveling…
Hope in the Most Simple of Places: China Summer Memories
16-year-old volunteer Diego Molina recently returned from four weeks of volunteering in rural China with United Planet’s China Summer Teaching Program. Diego and his fellow volunteers spent their time teaching…
How To: Tuck & Roll for Efficient Packing
The “How To” series will discuss important topics related to volunteering abroad and traveling in general. As you read on, the following will give you advice on “how to” do…
“Every Human Is Part Of A Community”: Long-term Volunteers Share Their Stories
Our most recent group of long-term volunteers returned from their pre-departure training weekend in New Hampshire just a couple of weeks ago. Now, most of them are just arriving in…
