Kayla Anzalone is Director of Parent Experience & Portugal Operations at Rustic Pathways. She is the point of contact for families before, during, and after a student's program.
Kayla oversees Rustic Pathways programs in Portugal, including in-country partners, logistics, and student safety planning.
Kayla led Travel For All, a Rustic Pathways initiative to open educational travel to more students. She also launched the Global Perspectives Scholarship, which funds international programs for students who could not otherwise attend.
Kayla writes about the questions parents ask most: travel documents, health and safety preparation, packing, and what daily life on a program looks like. Her guidance draws on Rustic Pathways' 40+ years running student programs in 38+ countries.
Kayla has traveled across the Americas, Europe, Asia, and the South Pacific.
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