by Stowaway Magazine | Jan 16, 2015 | Field Notes, Profile, Winter 2015
For Megan Nelson, tourism alone wasn’t enough; her dreams included truly getting to know places by working and volunteering there. Soon after graduating from college, she had the opportunity to work with Jane Goodall through the Tanzania branch of the Roots and Shoots...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jan 16, 2014 | Field Notes, Profile, Recent Articles, Winter 2014
If you’ve ever wondered how safe it might be to travel to another country, Landes Holbrook knows the answer. Holbrook is the international security analyst at Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah, and also has extensive experience doing security analysis for...
by Stowaway Magazine | Jul 1, 2013 | Field Notes, Profile, Summer 2013
If you were choosing a field of study, would glaciers ever cross your mind? After talking to Dr. Summer Rupper, maybe they would. Rupper is a mother of two, a professor, and a glaciologist, and her field studies on glaciers take her to exotic places all over the...
by Stowaway Magazine | Oct 1, 2011 | Insider
While most people go where their careers take them, some people find careers that take them where they want to go. Trey Fitz-Gerald, director of Public Affairs and Broadcasting for the Real Salt Lake Major League Soccer (MLS) team, spends from one-third to half...
by Stowaway Magazine | Dec 9, 2010 | Features
Ruth Baptista considers herself a citizen of the world. She was born in Angola, moved to Portugal when she was two, spent time in England, and now lives in the United States. While growing up, she attended a boarding school that took her to various parts of the world;...