Social Media and Influencer Marketing Manager Liz first developed a passion for travel while summiting Mount Kilimanjaro as a Rustic student. This taught her at an early age the importance of experiential education for students around the world. She has since graduated with a bachelor’s in marketing communications from Emerson College in Boston. When Liz is not hopping from restaurant to restaurant in San Francisco or buried in a New York Times bestseller, she can be found packing her bags to spend time with family and friends. Published Latest And the Winner of Rustic's First Student Design Contest is... December 19, 2017 · 3 min read After receiving more than 40 fantastic sticker design submissions, which were narrowed down to nine finalists, we’re excited to announce that Bella Strang received the… Read more Travel Alone At 16: My Teenage Holidays Without Parents October 19, 2017 · 4 min read Discover why to travel alone at 16 is one of the best things you can do. Hear from a student whose experience as a teen traveler helped her become independent! Read more Essential Carry-on Items For Teen Travel October 12, 2017 · 3 min read Whether I’m going away for a long weekend or a few weeks on the road the staples in my carry-on are always the same.… Read more How I Picked a Topic for My College Application Essay October 5, 2017 · 3 min read Riely McCullough, of Seattle, Washington, traveled with Rustic in 2015 and used her experience as the topic for her college application essays. Read about how… Read more Why I Keep Coming Back: The Benefits of Traveling Abroad a Second Time February 9, 2017 · 5 min read Have you heard? Star Alumni is BACK and we're beyond excited! We love providing our stand-out alumni with the ability to join us again because a second (or third, or maybe even fourth!) Rustic experience gives you the opportunity to improve both the cross cultural and personal skill sets you started to build on your… Read more How 3 Schools Co-Created Their School Group Travel Programs November 14, 2016 · 4 min read Three schools co-created their school group travel programs with Rustic Pathways. Learn more about it here. Read more