From Givenchy to United Planet
Written by Claire, a United Planet team member. When people ask me why I went from working in public relations for Givenchy to doing public relations for United Planet, I…
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The Glorious Fourth
United PlanetAmerica, Boston, Charles River, Fireworks, France, Harvard, Harvard Square, History, Independence Day, July 4th, local culture, Team Stories, United Planet, United States
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,…
Katherine Goes to Jordan
United PlanetBedouin, Dead Sea, Global Awareness, Jerash, Jordan, Middle East, Moses, Mount Nebo, NGO, Petra, Promise Land, Team Stories, United Planet, volunteer abroad
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,…
Ecuador Explored
United PlanetAdd new tag, Amazon, Andes, Boston College, Cotopaxi, Ecuador, Galapagos, Latin America, Quito, Spanish, Team Stories, volunteer abroad, Volunteering
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….
Chile and Peru Fight Over Who’s the Papa of ‘Las Papas’
United PlanetAndes, Bolivia, Chile, FAO, Lake Titicaca, Latin America, local culture, Peru, Pisco, potatoes, south america, Team Stories, United Nations
(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…
Boston Dragon Boat Festival
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…
