The Glorious Fourth
Written by Laureline, a United Planet Team member: On July 4 2008, I arrived in Boston from France ready to live my six-month adventure in Boston,…
Written by Laureline, a United Planet Team member: On July 4 2008, I arrived in Boston from France ready to live my six-month adventure in Boston,…
As I stepped off the plane in Amman, Jordan, I was immediately greeted by a wall of dry heat. Having lived in Egypt the previous year,…
From Nate in the UP Office On January 2nd 2008, I arrived in Quito, the capital of Ecuador, where I would be spending the next five months of my life….
Hi everyone, Out video guru Nate recently put together a couple of new videos for United Planet, featuring our Quest programs in Costa Rica, Romania and Japan. Take a look,…
(from Amanda, Latin American Project Coordinator) Chile and Peru are currently in a standoff over which country can lay claim to the origins of the potato. Each country maintains that…
Several of us from the United Planet team met in Harvard Square last Sunday to see the Boston Dragon Boat Festival. The descendant of an ancient Chinese celebration, the Boston…
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