Scott Ingram

Director of Admissions

Scott is the Director of Admissions at Rustic Pathways. He has spent the last 15 years in the student travel and experiential education world. Before helping families find the perfect Rustic Pathways program, he led gap year programs that took students around the world and spent three years teaching English in Japan. Read More About Scott.

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11 Best Tips For Transformational Travel

November 1, 2025 · 3 min read

Looking to transform? Check out this post to find 11 tips for transformational travel and become a more thoughtful traveler during any authentic travel program.

Service Learning School Trip to New Orleans

November 1, 2025 · 8 min read

It's been many years since Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, but some communities never fully recovered. Students from Southern California learned why during a week designed for lessons outside the classroom.  

Why Rustic Pathways Encourages Students to Limit Smartphone Use During Travel

November 1, 2025 · 2 min read

Rustic Pathways lets students keep their phones during programs and does not confiscate them. We however encourages students to limit phone use during programs so they can stay present, build friendships, engage with local communities, and fully experience the culture, activities, and once-in-a-lifetime travel moments around them.

Why I Left My 9 to 5 Job for a Summer in Fiji

October 31, 2025 · 3 min read

As part of our summer internship program, seasoned Rustic alum Elizabeth Ronzio joined the team as our Fiji Communications Coordinator! Here’s what she has to say about her summer living and working at our Eco-Lodge. “Just over three months ago I was at a point in my career where I wasn't learning enough, there was…

Program Leader Testimonials

October 14, 2025 · 13 min read

The people who actually run the programs, in their own words. More than 300 seasonal leaders across 38 countries, and over half of them come back the following summer.

Rustic Eats: Global Recipes from Rustic Pathways

October 14, 2025 · 4 min read

Thai basil chicken, Costa Rican gallo pinto, Dominican carne ripiada. The meals students ask about long after they get home, with recipes tested by our Country Directors.

7 Special Fun Facts About Makkah (Mecca Facts)

October 30, 2024 · 7 min read

Click here to read about 7 SHOCKING facts about Makkah you never knew!

14 Sensational Fun Facts About Tokyo

October 30, 2024 · 7 min read

Ah, the Shibuya Crossing—an orchestrated chaos, a feat of human engineering! And who could neglect the humble yet wondrous capsule hotels, embodying the epitome of spatial efficiency. How delightfully ingenious!

12 Intriguing Fun Facts About Antalya

October 30, 2024 · 6 min read

To wander the streets of Antalya is to be enveloped in the grandeur of antiquity. From the sun-kissed shores of Lara Beach to the mysterious underground cities, there is a sense of the divine that lingers here.

8 Fun Facts About Pattaya

September 28, 2024 · 6 min read

There's a FLOATING WHAT in Pattaya? Prepared to be SHOCKED!

11 Must-Know Fun Facts About Washington DC

August 16, 2024 · 8 min read

Street names in Washington D.C.: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K… Why does Washington D.C. skip J street? FIND OUT HERE!

6 Unexpected Fun Facts About Australia

August 7, 2024 · 4 min read

Pop quiz time! Which war came after World War I? Nope, not World War II, but The Emu War. And…..Australians lost against the birds.