Chelsea’s Eye-opening Experience Volunteering in Japan
A returning volunteer from our Children & Education program in Japan has bundles of stories, anecdotes, and photographs to share! Chelsea reflects on her experience in Japan with us after…
A returning volunteer from our Children & Education program in Japan has bundles of stories, anecdotes, and photographs to share! Chelsea reflects on her experience in Japan with us after…
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…
As we mark the one-year anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake, we keep the people of Japan in our daily thoughts.
I did not find what I was looking for in Japan. Where I expected self-pity, sadness, and hopelessness, I found courage, gratitude, and love.
United Planet Japan Country Manager Chie Goto has been traveling around the Tohoku region, the area most affected by the tsunami and earthquake. She’s been sending back reports that are both heart-breaking and inspiring.
There’s a statue in Copley Square in Boston dedicated to the great Lebanese poet, Khalil Gibran, author of The Prophet. It reads: It was in my heart to help a…
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