Reflections on the China Summer Teaching Program
United Planet China Summer Program volunteers returned from their month-long teaching Quest in the rural Hunan province of China! The group lived at a schoolhouse and taught English and other…
Why United Planet is Different
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…
Food Taboos & Tips Around the World
Remember when your parents told you not to put your elbows up on the table or lick your plate clean? That may be the case at home, but when 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…
Rural Adventures in Haojiping, China
Meg Faibisch journeyed to Haojiping, China, in search of an authentic, rural experience and cross-cultural friendships. After her two-month United Planet China Summer Teaching Quest, she gained what she sought out,…
Stepping Out of the Comfort Zone: China Summer 2012
Samantha Huey, a 21-year-old college student, had always wanted to travel abroad before graduating college. However, due to the demands of her coursework, spending an entire semester abroad was not…
