If you want to study abroad you have to consider safety, availability and affordability. But don’t worry, we’ve done the calculations. Here are the rankings of the best countries to study abroad at!
Discover fun facts about the Philippines, from its 7,641 islands and record-breaking Christmas season to jeepneys, karaoke, rare wildlife, and a vibrant multicultural heritage.
Rustic Pathways offers free teacher travel to educators who lead student programs, giving them the chance to join meaningful educational trips abroad at no cost. This guide explains the benefits of traveling with students, and why many teachers choose to lead trips year after year.
"I looked around and took in every detail. Some were struggling to use a chopstick, food was being switched around so people could try everything, and laughter was everywhere. I thought to myself, how lucky am I to be here, right now, in this moment? I felt such inner content and joy, it was hard to believe that I was ever anxious about being there."
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.
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.
With summer programs quickly approaching, anxiety about putting your child on a plane by themself might be building up. Did I make the right decision? Am I crazy sending my child to the other side of the world with complete strangers? Will my child be in good hands? We recently wrote to some parents of…
Discover how Hannah Repke's gap year program experience throughout Tanzania, Morocco, and more prepared her for college and beyond.
Dear Students, We are going to ask you not to use your cell phones on your Rustic Pathways program. Before anyone panics, we want to explain our reasoning and hope you will commit to going phone-free while traveling with us. Every minute you are on your phone—texting home, sending Snaps, choosing an Instagram filter—is a…
It took Ilana Hamer, of Belmont, California, a while to decide whether to defer her first year of college to take a gap year.…
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Volunteering abroad with Rustic Pathways focuses on responsible and impactful service. Our approach ensures meaningful experiences and sustainable community development. Gain insights and tips on how to make a real difference through volunteer travel
It's not hard to find anecdotal reports about the benefits of student travel. Knowing that students return from our programs having experienced some type of growth wasn't enough for us. So we created a framework to intentionally design our programs and assess what and how students learned from them. According to the results from our…
Sharif Campbell was the first member of his family to go to college. But he didn’t rush off to Tufts University, where he’s currently a sophomore studying international relations. Instead, Sharif took a gap year. Many universities allow students to defer their first year of college as the practice of taking a gap year becomes…