by Kaitlin Bear | Jan 21, 2021 | Alumnae Network, Impact, The Travel Journal
An interview with Maddie Johnson, TTS Marketing & Recruiting Coordinator What motivated you to become a birth doula?Throughout high school and college, I knew that I wanted to work with women and girls in some capacity. In college, I studied maternal health and...
by Laura Brin | Dec 28, 2020 | Alumnae Network, Impact, The Travel Journal
Laura Brin, TTS Development Director A Traveling School semester is 105 days long. But the bond of The Traveling School’s 26th semester has endured for 1,825 days and counting.That’s right – five years out, the young women of TTS26 are as tight-knit as when they left...
by Kaitlin Bear | Oct 21, 2020 | Alumnae Network, Impact, The Travel Journal
Laura Brin, TTS Development Director Jane Belcaster, a Spring 2018 Alumna, hung out with RBG a few years ago. THE Ruth Bader Ginsberg! Then a high school senior coming off her 15 weeks with The Traveling School, Jane put the confidence she honed on her South America...
by Laura Brin | Apr 21, 2020 | Alumnae Network, Impact, The Travel Journal
An Interview with Alumna Abby Wilson TTS: What are you doing now and what are some of the highlights or accomplishments you are most proud of? AW: Since graduating from the George Washington University in Washington, DC with a degree in international affairs...
by Laura Brin | Feb 26, 2020 | Alumnae Network, Impact, The Travel Journal
Reflections from Traveling School alumnae Becca Baruc. I went on The Traveling School ten years ago. Ten. Years. Ago. I’m now in Chicago as a visual artist, teacher, curator and my Traveling School semester still defines my journey today. When I arrived to Chicago, I...
by Laura Brin | Mar 29, 2019 | Impact, The Travel Journal
Three years ago, Simrill Smith hopped off a plane from a life-changing experience at The Traveling School’s 26th semester in southern Africa. Simrill remembers the inspiring classes and strong community that developed at The Traveling School with deep fondness. “My...
