The desire to travel independently is a feeling that stirs within a lot of us. It's a big step that not everyone will take. But at 19, Alexandra Baackes wanted it badly enough to make it a reality.
She cobbled together a "DIY Summer Abroad" to volunteer and backpack in South East Asia. Along the way, she met a collection of folks living a life of travel, working on the road to support themselves. She knew then that was how she wanted to live her life as well.
Like me, Alex spent time bartending ...
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