Another Year, Another Adventure

It's that time of year again...People to People travel season!

This summer I'm fortunate enough to be traveling with a small group of local junior high and high school students out of the Burbank area. We will be "blending" with a larger delegation from the Pennsylvania area. Unfotunately, we won't get to meet our other cohorts until we are already abroad. 

This summer I'm traveling on an itinerary to Greece and Italy, rightfully titled "Modern and Ancient Civilizations." The last time I was in Greece was back in December 2010/January 2011 for a winter study abroad program through my university. Well, that didn't exactly go as planned - by the third day, I was hospitalized in a Greek hospital in Crete. Talk about an experience of a lifetime. 

I travelled to Italy back in March 2014 with my mom - so I am excited to go back. I absolutely loved my time there! 

We'll be gone for about 20 days - starting our program in Greece and ending in Rome, Italy. 

During our last program, I tried in earnest to update the blog every day but we were inundated with so many activities each day (and I was often too tired when we retreated back to our hotel room each evening) that it was difficult to keep up.

However, I will try again this summer. Hopefully, I do a better job than I had previously. 

Until then - buongiorno!

The adventure begins

Hello, friends!

I decided to start another blog specifically for my adventures and activities with People to People Student Ambassadors - the organization that I volunteer and travel with during the summer.

I've worked with People to People for the last two years after my BTSA support provider recommended the program to me, after hearing about my love of all things travel related. At the time, I was looking for opportunities to travel and work with students (two of my passions!)

People to People is an organization that offers elementary, middle, and high school students unique trips abroad and domestically that are designed to increase global awareness and readiness for success during a two- or three-week program.

The organization hires teachers that work with students over the course of an eight to nine month period, preparing and training them for the programs they will embark on over the summer. Although the teachers are not paid, we get the opportunity to travel on these two- or three-week programs during the summer - and for a travel junky like me, that is often compensation enough.

Last summer, I had the opportunity to work with a group of elementary school students (5th and 6th graders) and we traveled to England and France on the Tale of Two Cities itinerary.

This year, I again have the opportunity to travel with a great group of students to Europe for 21 days on the European Heritage program. We will be traveling to England, France, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and the Netherlands - and I'm so excited!

Stay tuned for my adventures…