Why Do High School Students Choose to Volunteer Abroad?
Travel is an important part of learning. Many high school students have a requirement to do some volunteering before they graduate. Why not make it a great experience while traveling…
Shanda Workman: What I Learned From Volunteering Abroad in Italy?
Have you ever thought about going abroad and volunteering for a good cause? Volunteering somewhere means that you spend more time than a tourist getting to know a specific area,…
Ajay in Chile: Setting Goals While Volunteering
When volunteering abroad in any country, setting goals to get the most out of your experience can be critical and also very rewarding. Ajay is currently volunteering in Chile and…
Live simple…Love generously…Learn constantly
Susana Acosta, a teacher of the deaf at the California School for the Deaf in Freemont, California, returned from a short term Quest to Nepal in July 2016. Susie shares with…
Meet Chauncey – Volunteer in Peru & Ecuador
Meet Chauncey Stephens: a self-proclaimed member of “Team United Planet,” who fostered personal growth and deep connections through cultural immersion on three different Quests in Ecuador and Peru. Her first experience with…
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…
