Travel Scholarship Inspires Indian Student to Help Endangered Elephants
Apurva Anand
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Thai Elephant Conservation, Thailand 2023
From Student Traveler to Journalist: How Teen Programs Helped Inspire a Career
Mark Scaglione
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Costa Rica 2015 | India 2016
Climbing to New Heights
Mackenzie Bernhardt
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Sacred Valley Service, Peru 2022
Unforgettable Experiences That Were Worth the Wait
Bridget Day
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Turtle Conservation Project, Costa Rica 2022
Finding Peace and Purpose in the Mountains
Krish Khemlani
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Himalayan Trekking and Temples, Nepal 2022
The Little Things Matter The Most
By Cora Nicolaisen
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Heart of the Jungle 2021
Finding Joy in the Little Things
By Sophia Kishimoto

Peru 2021
Where Are They Now? A Collection of Short Stories
By Tyler, Nuria, Anna and Raphaël
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The Trip That Forever Changed Me
By Kanika Patel
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Pura Vida Service 2021
From Surfboards to Building Blocks
By Caroline Bae
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Surf and Service 2021
I Unplugged from Technology and Felt Free in Peru
By Molly Caffry
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Andes to Amazon 2021
Discovering a Love for Giving Back
By Ella Richter
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Heart of the Jungle, Costa Rica 2021
Markuray: The Village that Changed My Life
By Zach Gross
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Sacred Valley Service, 2017 | Bats, Hats & Gloves in the Dominican Republic, 2018
Dreams and Hardwork
By Zebulan Lyons
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Sun, Sand and International Service 2017 | Rice Fields, Monks, and Smiling Children 2018
More Than Just a Summer Trip
By Quinn Bissetta
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Soccer & Service in La Paz, Costa Rica 2013 | Mountain Air and Village Service, Dominican Republic 2014
If Only I Could Be in High School Again
By Victoria Tadewald
Caribbean Adrenaline 2014 | Seven Wonders of Australia 2015 | Leader Corps: Peru 2018
My Thank You Letter to Rustic Pathways
By Deandra Forde
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Summer Camp Leadership 2013 | Advanced Leadership Challenge 2014
How Rustic Taught Me to Find the Joy in the Simple Moments of Life
By Linnea Martin
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Spring to the Sacred Valley 2017 | Intro to Community Service in Fiji 2017
Educating with the World
By Charlotte Ide
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Tanzania 2015 | Dominican Republic 2017
Finding My Passion
By Valentina Baccianella![]()
Sticky Rice Service Adventure, 2014 | From the Ground Up: A Seminar in International Development, 2015 | Elephants and Amazing Thailand, 2016
My Spark
By Kristen Gadbois
Elephant Training and the Hill Tribe Experience, 2015 | Sun, Sand, and International Service, 2016
Planting the Seed for Global Consciousness
By Perrin Duncan![]()
Ghana, 2010 | Climbing Kilimanjaro, 2013
How Travel Changed My Life
By Holly Henkel
Surf and Service in Costa Rica, 2017 | Island Hopping and Diving, 2018
My Attempt to Change a Life Through Words
By Addison Rhodes
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Highlands and Islands Service Immersion 2018 | Culture and the Crater 2019
Life Lessons Through Travel
By Rachel S.
Summer Camp Leadership, 2015 | Beyond Capitol Hill, 2016 | Rebuilding New Orleans, 2017
Discovering My Path
By Mary Horton
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Intro to Community Service 2018
Being Brave About Who I Am
By Tingyuan Chen
The Amazing Thailand Adventure, 2014 | Escape to the Fiji Islands, 2015
Taking A Leap of Faith
By Rachel Rowland
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Intro to Community Service: Fiji 2017 | Ricefields, Monks, and Smiling Children: Thailand 2018 | Off the Map: Mongolia 2019
The Rustic Recap
By Hannah Gutenstein
Thailand Wanderer, 2016 | Moroccan Wanderer, 2015
Profound Realizations from a Mystery Trip
By Taylor Badt
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Mystery Trip 2017 | Moroccan Wanderer 2018
Proving People Wrong
By Ethan Guinn
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India 2017 | Fiji 2018 | Tanzania 2019
Friends that Became Family, Places that Became Home
By Freja Tellefsen
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Thai Elephant Conservation Project, 2018 | Highlands and Islands Service Immersion, 2019 | Sun, Sand, and International Service, Fiji 2019
What Really Matters
By Lil Keller
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Sacred Valley Service 2016 | Ultimate Latin America 2017 | Elephants and Amazing Thailand 2018
There’s No Limit to Love
By Socia Morrish
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Service in the Clouds, India 2017 and the Yeti Expedition, Nepal 2017
Get Lost, Then You’ll Be Found
By Jaron Flynn

Golden Lands and World Heritage Gap Semester 2018
How My Gap Year Prepared Me For So Much More Than Just College
By Hannah Repke
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Rustic Pathways Gap Year
Why I Took a Gap Year Before Becoming the First in My Family to Go to College
By Sharif Campbell
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Golden Lands and World Heritage Gap Year, 2015
The #sorustic Spirit
By Caroline, Molly, and Natalie
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Seven Wonders of Australia | Moroccan Wanderer | Soccer and Service in Costa Rica
Go After What You Care About
By Dan, Sasha, and Molly
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Photojournalism in Thailand and Laos | Service in the Clouds, India | Marine Life and Coastal Restoration in Fiji
A Transformative Gap Year
Interview with Cailey Newton
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Ricefields, Monks, and Smiling Children | Sacred Valley Service in Peru
Travel Lessons and Advice from a Gap Year
Interview with Zoe and Camila
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Kilimanjaro to Zanzibar Gap Year | Gap Year, Southeast Asia
Diving Into Unfamiliar Territory
By Isabella, Cameron, and Maria
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Intro to Community Service in Fiji | The Amazing Thailand Adventure | Come With Nothing, Go Home Rich | Mountain Air and Village Service | Namaste India | Sacred Valley Service
How to Continue Service After Your Program Ends
Interviews with Nicole, Maddie, and Lena
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Come With Nothing, Go Home Rich | Thailand Hill Tribe
Advice on Immersing Yourself in a New Country
By Emma and Carolyn
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Namaste India | The Thai Elephant Conservation Project | Green Island Service | Village School Service, Fiji
From Tentmates in Peru to Roommates
Interview with Bridget and Olivia
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Sacred Valley Service 2015
Five Rustic Trips Later
By Megan Kahrs
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Rebuilding New Orleans 2015 | Good Works and the Grand Canyon 2016 | Island Living and Eco Service 2017 | Wonders of Laos, 2018 | Culture and the Crater 2019