Kayla Anzalone is Director of Parent Experience 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 local 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, a 1,000 USD essay scholarship that helps high school and college students pay for college tuition and books.
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' experience running student programs since 1983 in 38 countries.
Kayla has traveled across the Americas, Europe, Asia, and the South Pacific.
Janette Daneshmand was born and raised in Southern California, a stone’s throw away from the original Disneyland. Janette spent an unforgettable summer in western Europe and Florence on a study abroad program during her time at Cal State Fullerton. In 2016 she moved to Manchester and worked for a craft magazine publisher as a professional crafter and later at a marketing agency that specializes in life science and biotech businesses as a social media manager. She connected deeply with Rustic's mission of philanthropy, travel, and training students to build the skills they need to create impact.
The Rustic Pathways Brand Ambassador Program lets you earn points by posting on social media and completing ambassador tasks, then redeem them for cash or travel credit. You earn your points through your own posts and tasks, so it is not a scholarship or financial aid.
Ambassadors sign up, find tasks and track their points on Zelos. Joining means you agree to the Brand Ambassador Program terms.
The program runs on Zelos in four steps.
Rustic Pathways ambassadors post public TikToks and Instagram Reels and complete tasks. For example:
Post only what is true, follow each platform’s rules, and keep sensitive personal details (yours or anyone else’s) out of your posts. Rustic Pathways may use what you post to promote its programs.
You earn points for the views your posts get and the tasks you complete, and redeem them for cash or travel credit. You’ll see what each task is worth on Zelos after you sign up.
You’re responsible for any taxes on what you receive.
Browse 2027 programs and see what programs cost.
The program is currently open to legal residents of the United States who are 18 or older. Younger US residents can join with a parent or guardian’s consent. You don’t need to be planning a trip or receiving financial aid.
Most tasks need a public TikTok or Instagram account, so the program is not a fit if you keep your accounts private.
If you’re under 18, your parent or guardian must agree to the program terms on your behalf before you can take part, and is responsible for checking what you post.
You can leave the program at any time by emailing janette@rusticpathways.com.
For scholarships, payment plans, discounts and fundraising, see Rustic Pathways Financial Aid.
The Rustic Pathways Brand Ambassador Program lets US residents earn points by posting on social media and completing ambassador tasks, then redeem them for cash or travel credit toward a Rustic Pathways program.
No. Ambassadors earn points through their own posts and tasks and redeem them for cash or travel credit, and you can join whether or not you receive financial aid. For scholarships and other ways to afford a program, see the Rustic Pathways Financial Aid page.
The program is currently open to legal residents of the United States who are 18 or older and have a public TikTok or Instagram account. Ambassadors under 18 need a parent or guardian to agree to the program terms first.
Rustic Pathways ambassadors join through Zelos: accept the invite to the Rustic Pathways Ambassadors team on Zelos and set up an account.
Either. Ambassadors redeem their points for cash or for travel credit toward a Rustic Pathways program.
Yes. Rustic Pathways may use content posted through the program to promote its programs, including after an ambassador leaves.
Questions about the Brand Ambassador Program go to Janette at janette@rusticpathways.com.
Questions first? Email janette@rusticpathways.com.
When you’re ready, sign up on Zelos.
