About student travel
As I prepare to make a 3-week carry-on-only trip this summer and find myself obsessively pouring over blogs and videos and tips for traveling light, it struck me that while I learned a lot of tips from the experts in traveling with a backpack only, most of the suggestions for packing techniques and how to not be that traveler are all things I knew.
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And I realized that many teachers are not incredibly experienced travelers, and our students less so. I haven’t seen a lot of articles, blogs, videos, or hacks produced from the perspective of student travel. So this series of posts will be filled with articles, tips, videos, and such that may take the stress out of planning, packing, and executing student travel.
So where do I get my expertise? How do I know what I’m saying? Well, quite simply, I’ve done it a lot! Every summer I fly to at least one, if not two conferences (and sometimes a third!), and during the year I am out of town at several other workshops and conferences. Every two years I travel to a Spanish-speaking country with students. (shout out to Interact Travel!) And I’m a total luggage geek. I love bags. Suitcases, duffel bags, packing cubes, travel purses, you name it! And I want to be one of those people who can travel well with just a small carry-on. I am so stoked this year to get off a long flight to Europe and stroll right past the crowd at the baggage claim and be through customs and passport control before they’ve even identified their black roller bag that looks like every other black roller bag.
So, sit back, make sure your seat back is in the fully upright and locked position, and enjoy the flight. These posts will let you know what I do, how I do it, and how to be a savvier traveler no matter who you travel with. And the best news? I’ve already written several of them, so unlike my teacher posts that are all in various stages of incomplete (some are just titles!), these little babies are gonna get cranked out pretty quickly. Funny how your obsession can be motivating!