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Tag: volunteer

Home Posts Tagged "volunteer" (Page 2)

Meet Chauncey – Volunteer in Peru & Ecuador

June 30, 2016Billy LePageAbroad, Change, children, community, Ecuador, education, Foreign Culture, Fun, gap year, Global Citizenship, Growth, international volunteering, Learning, Quest, south america, Team Stories, United Planet, volunteer, volunteer overseas

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…

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Meet Our Volunteers: Rachael

April 23, 2015Erika BatizAsia, career development, children, counseling center, culture, international volunteering, local culture, Nepal, psychology, social work, travel, traveling, United Planet, volunteer, Volunteer Stories, Volunteer Story, volunteer work, worldwide, young women

Continuing our series on profiling Quest enrollees, we’re excited to share Rachael’s story (if you missed Kaitlyn’s interview, you can see it here). Rachael is a young professional, currently working…

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Global Youth Service Day

April 11, 2014Chelsea CoutureDay of Service, Featured, Global Youth Service Day, Service Event, United Planet, volunteer, volunteer abroad, Volunteer Month, Volunteer Week, Youth Service

Global Youth Service Day celebrates and brings together the millions of young people who make a difference in their communities every day through service. Established in 1988, GYSD takes place from…

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What it Means to Fall in Love with a Place

January 14, 2014Joy Cohenexperience, falling in love, Featured, international, love, move, travel, travel abroad, volunteer, volunteer abroad

I could not agree more! You see, I have always had this habit of falling in love with the places that I have traveled to.  I fall in love with oceans…

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“The Garden of God”: A Conversation About Volunteering in Romania

October 15, 2013United PlanetFeatured, interview, orphanage, Pro Vita, Romania, volunteer, volunteer in Romania

A few weeks ago, United Planet Program Advisor Bridget Manning sat down with two familiar faces from abroad. In 2012, Bridget spent the summer interning in Romania at the Pro…

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How To: Collect Souvenirs While Traveling Abroad

August 1, 2013Kristin Richardscollecting souvenirs, Featured, How To, memories, souvenirs, travel, Travel Tips, volunteer

The “How To” series will discuss important topics related to volunteering abroad and traveling in general. As you read on, the following will give you advice on “how to” do…

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