THE TRAVELERS BLUEPRINT EPISODES 21-30

Ryan Kallio is a passionate traveler from Australia living in South Korea. Since first deciding to head overseas, Ryan loved the challenge of exploring new countries, cultures and languages all across the globe. Ryan has spent many months travelling through Europe and Asia before finally considering teaching abroad, and is now in his second year working as an English teacher in Seoul. Korea. Most of Ryan’s days are spent teaching kindergarten and elementary students! 

Inside the Episode:  

• Ryan breaks down some of the workforce norms in Australia that allows him to travel often. 
• Ryan explains what brought him to take his first trip abroad and how this experience transformed his life’s purpose. 
• Ryan tells us what it was like to adjust to the fast-paced workforce of South Korea.
• Ryan informs us on an interesting aspect of age measurement in South Korea, which differs from the rest of the world. 
• Ryan breaks down the process for teaching abroad, including information on background checks, experience levels, and the visa process.
• Ryan explains what it's like to teach children in Soul and some of the tricks he's learned to communicate with them. 

Michela Solinas and her husband spent their honeymoon somewhere rather unusual. Every year, the great migration occurs in Kenya, and Michela wanted to take advantage of the trip and explore the diverse wildlife of Kenya.  In September 2018, Michela and her husband traveled witnessed a part of the Great Migration and then ended their journey at the islands of  Seychelles.  

Inside the Episode: 

• Michela’s reaction to seeing some of the world’s most fascinating wildlife in their natural habitat
• We talk about Michela’s decision to travel to Africa during the Great Wildebeast Migration
• Michela gives us insight on her planning methods for such a unique trip
• Michela tells us about her once in a lifetime experience of witnessing a lion hunt 
• We discuss some of the cultural differences in food
• Michela tells us about her time in Seychelles and why she preferred the mainland over the island nation
• Michela provides insightful information on why you should “go big” with certain trips
• Lastly, we transition from Africa to Westeros and playfully discuss the ending of Game of Thrones (SPOILER ALERT)

Travis Tennessen has taught field courses and led numerous domestic and international excursions for university students from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Penn State University. Travis founded and now co-facilitates Community Engagement Fellows which helps build community-based learning opportunities. Travis fully believes in the notion that travel is a powerful tool to help educate and broaden perspectives. 

Inside the Episode: 

• Travis’ first experience leading trips to the Costa Rican rainforest in 2008 and how it evolved into the programs he's associated with today. 
• Travis shares insight on the type of traveler willing to participate in this form of “volun-tourism” and the benefits of those who participate 
• Travis discusses some of the opportunities he likes to build into these travel experiences making them much more valuable than your typical tour company. 
• Travis discussing some of his personal travel goals and how it took him to places throughout the US that he would have never anticipated going to otherwise.

Rod and Jess decided to step away from their careers, sell their stuff, and embark on a full-time family adventure with their 6-year-old son Santi and 2-year-old daughter Nora. Since then, they have visited 9 countries and 32 cities in just 24 weeks! Working while traveling has allowed them to lower their travel expenses, and stretch their budget so they can sustain their adventures as The Jetsetting Family. 

Inside the Episode: 

• Moments in both Rod and Jess’s lives that led up to the point where they decided to sell their belongings and go on the adventure that would define their lives. 
• Insight on those initial steps after their decision to hit the road. Including the process of selling their belongings and deciding on their first destination!
• Details of traveling with young children and how Rod and Jess stay create to keep their kids occupied and intrigued on their journey. 
• Rod and Jess tell us about how life on the road is expanding their children’s perspective on the world. 
• Information on some of the darker sides of voluntourism
• We get to hear some of their favorite experiences traveling as the Jet Setting Family 

Samantha Lewis is an American from Kansas City living in Peru for the last eight years. In 2011 she founded The Lima Gourmet Company together with her Peruvian husband, now the top food tour company in the country. Since very little, she had a passion for food and new cultures which propelled her to study in Europe and South America, and eventually take residence in Peru.

Lima Gourmet Tours combine a behind-the-scenes city tour with Peru's star dishes and top-notch restaurants; so you can see and taste the best of the city in just one day. This hands-on experience includes a visit to a local market and a secret garden cafe, a private cooking class with a chef where you make your own Ceviche and Pisco Sour, a stop at a coffee house that roasts its own coffee beans daily and a gourmet meal among pre-Incan ruins at one of Lima's premier restaurants. Each stop during your tour is located in a different district making the most of your time and allowing you to experience the country's living history. The restaurants have been specially selected to highlight the talents of Peru's Cordon Bleu trained chefs, award-winning recipes and creative, high-end interior designs. Lima Gourmet Tours doesn't offer the typical tourist circuit; they take you where the locals go. As a Peruvian-American company, the priority is providing a genuine Peruvian experience while upholding the highest standards of quality and personalized service.

Inside the Episode: 

• How Lima Gourmet Tours combine a behind-the-scenes city tour with Peru's star dishes and top-notch restaurants
• We get insider knowledge about Lima's premier restaurants
• We get a crash course on the the culinary history of peru and how it came to have a diverse and incredible food culture
• We learn how the landscape of Peru impacts the food produced
• We discuss what makes Lima one of the leading culinary destination in the world
• Chocolate, beer, wine, and the Pisco Sour...enough said

On today’s episode we sit down with Mike Fargnoli, who was awarded the Joseph J. Lalli Fellowship to study the public transit systems of Pacific Northwest cities like Seattle, WA and Portland, OR in hopes of applying his observations to improve the cities of South Florida. While on his solo trip, he spent two weeks exploring various urban environments via light rail, train, busses, bikes, and scooters. He is currently working on a book to present his research conclusions as well as a video that captures the entirety of the experience and is expecting it all to be presented early 2019.

Inside the Episode: 

• Mike’s travel history and how each location impacted his career and research projects
• The benefits of the light rail system in urban areas and the stigma of these systems in American cities
• Mike’s Public Transit Research with the Joseph J Lalli Fellowship
• Mike’s experience in the Pacific Northwest and how cities like Seattle and Portland are setting the bar for the light rail system
• Mike gives us some great stories from his trips around the country and leaves us with a very important travel tip.