Erin Beard took her study abroad trip as a junior in high school, to Germany. It changed her life forever. This is her story: The plane’s descent into Dresden made my ears “pop” in that way that makes you wish you had not yawned at 20,000 feet. The leap over the Atlantic started out from[…]
Gert & Tracey Pedersen took the plunge in 2012 adventuring around the world with three of their children. The trip changed their lives… for the better! This is their story: 2012 changed our life. I know everyone says they’ve been through life changing events and generally that refers to something negative. For us, our travel[…]
Jessica Sueiro travels full time with her husband, Will & two tweens. They travel slowly, and deeply, for the purpose of education and exploration… and it all started for Jess with a trip she took to the UK in high school: Twenty-four years ago, this month, I took a trip that would forever change the[…]
Last September, I packed my bags and left the only home I’d ever known, San Francisco, and landed in Senegal where I’d be living for the next 8 months during my Global Citizen Year. After a month of cultural training and language lessons in French, I learn that I will be placed into a homestay[…]
I have come up with many a crazy plan in my time but perhaps the craziest, and best, was the day I sat on my best friend’s dorm room floor and bought a plane ticket to India with my student loan money. It was sometime around midnight and we were emotionally drunk on loathing for[…]
It took me nearly forty-two years, but I finally did it. At Heathrow Airport, London, UK, on May 24, 2016, at about 11:20 AM local time, my Countries and Continents Count increased to 3 & 2. I was only going to be there for a week. I knew nobody there. I had a pre-paid hotel[…]
I’ve always known I wanted to travel. Since I was young, exploring the pages of library books and dreaming of the world beyond my small town, I’ve only imagined what it must be like to adventure and discover the massive, beautiful world beyond my comfort zone. I found myself sick for want of travel, planning[…]
I want to point out that this was my first experience out of the USA. I was honestly a stay-at-home type at first. In fact, the idea of flying (first time for that too) to another country made me think of the show Lost. This trip opened my eyes to a whole different culture and[…]
Since I moved to Ecuador two months ago, I’ve been constantly finding myself surprised, charmed and amazed the local culture. Here are a few glimpses into what I think makes Ecuador the way it is. 1. You master the skill of getting off the bus while it is moving. In rural areas of Ecuador, buses[…]
Yes it is true, the road less traveled is hard to walk. So often the unpaved roads are the paths that we may not want, but certainly become the ones we need, and because of that the experience is not only worth it, but becomes a road you would choose to take all over again.[…]