A Memorable Part of A Grand South American Tour
Our Country Coordinator in Chile, Paul, wrote up this blog post on behalf of Mike and Shirley, a couple who participated in an English Teaching Quest for two weeks during…
“Every Human Is Part Of A Community”: Long-term Volunteers Share Their Stories
Our most recent group of long-term volunteers returned from their pre-departure training weekend in New Hampshire just a couple of weeks ago. Now, most of them are just arriving in…
Danielle Lafond: Healthcare in Ghana
Danielle Lafond, 25, spent three weeks this past September working on the pediatric floor at a regional hospital in Ho, Ghana on our Medical Center Quest. She went with the…
Rose Cohlmia: Teaching Music and Arts in Jordan
Rose Cohlmia, 63, spent one week in Jordan in November on United Planet’s House of Tales and Music Quest. With this trip being her first to the Middle East and third…
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…
Lessons from Romania
Becky Jackson, a girls gymnastics coach from Orlando, Florida, previously volunteered for organizations like Habitat for Humanity in the United States but had never volunteered internationally. Attracted to United Planet’s mission,…
