How My Gap Year Program Experience Prepared Me for More Than Just College
Discover how Hannah Repke's gap year program experience throughout Tanzania, Morocco, and more prepared her for college and beyond.
Brand Engagement Manager
Rachel joined Rustic in 2013 and led programs for three summers in Costa Rica, Peru, and Ghana. She’s also led programs in Fiji and Tanzania. A graduate of the University of Vermont with degrees in sociology and Spanish, Rachel focuses her love for travel, writing, and her unquenchable curiosity of our natural world as Rustic’s Brand Engagement Manager. Based in Tahoe, CA, Rachel is a talented ceramicist and lover of the outdoors.
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