United Planet Blog

Teaching English on the Equator

March 26, 2010United Planet

Last December, Karen Berry from Canada traveled to Ecuador as a United Planet volunteer. These are some of the pictures she chose to share with us from her unforgettable experience….

2010 Scholarship Winner: Laurie Lundeen

March 18, 2010United Planet

This year our featured United Planet Scholarship Essay Winner is Laurie Lundeen. Her all-encompassing vision and desire to expand the world for her students captured our hearts and we think…

Happy Holi – The Festival of Colors

March 11, 2010United Planet

Written by United Planet volunteer Hallie Riggs. Yesterday was by far the craziest day I have experienced in Nepal (or perhaps anywhere). It was the Festival of Colors. As it…

Cambodia’s Red Sox

March 4, 2010United Planet

Written by United Planet Volunteer Valerie Mulhern about her time in Siem Reap, Cambodia Saturday and Sunday were both temple viewing days and I must have taken about 500 pictures!…

First Time Traveler Falls for Thailand

February 25, 2010United Planet

Information reported by Stuart Robbens, one of United Planet’s Thailand Coordinators Quest volunteer Charles–Andre Bourdua recently returned from his first trip abroad, where he explored Ranong, Thailand! A small, beautiful…

Welcoming in the Year of the Tiger

February 14, 2010United Planet

This post, written by Li Jia, United Planet’s International Programs Manager, was published previously on the UP Blog but because we love it so much, we thought we would share…