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For ages talking about “developed” and “developing” countries was the norm, and many of us still tend to think about […]
As the Community Impact Manager in Australia, I take environmental sustainability very seriously. I love that our travel programs expose […]
When we created our Student Learning Outcomes in 2015, we’d been hearing anecdotally for years that Rustic Pathways programs transformed […]
The world has changed a lot since we established our first service project in 1996—global travel is more popular than […]
Rustic Pathways has always worked with community partners to prioritise projects based on their needs. The Rustic Pathways Foundation, Rustic’s […]
Rustic Pathways has always taken a community-centred approach to develop programs with service projects that meet the needs of the […]
When considering how to minimise your footprint when travelling, it can be difficult to know where to begin. There’s an […]
We have an awesome team of all-star Rustic Life Ambassadors shaking things up in Rustic Life this year, and we […]
Tips from someone who lived through it. By Cailey Snabel (Rustic Life Ambassador, 2018) Year 12 is stressful, there’s no […]
2019 Ambassador Application Hey, you! Yes, you. You had an amazing time on your Rustic trip, right? Did it leave […]
When you’re a teenager, pulling together a few thousand dollars to pay for one of our service-learning programs can seem […]
Inspired by our Critical Issues programs, which aim to help our students become future change makers, we reached out to […]
If you travel within Australia on one of our ocean-focused programs, you may be lucky enough to meet (or even […]
While Plastic Free July is well underway, it’s never too late to take action to reduce your plastic use. Actually, […]
Setting New Year’s resolutions is somewhat of a normality in society today, and so is forgetting about them by the time February rolls around. It’s natural to want to make positive changes, whether it’s getting fit, saving money, finding a job, or spending more time with friends. […]
Welcome to our Rustic Life Crew blog series! Each month, a Rustic student who has travelled with us will share […]
At Rustic Pathways we assess our impact in two ways: through our students and the communities we partner with. Read […]
A group of Rustic Pathways alumni returned home from Myanmar in June where they participated in Dreams of Nation and wanted to […]
Development is complicated. Sometimes it’s incredibly difficult to describe what you’ve learned (or what you’re preparing to learn) during a […]
Some of the most powerful travel experiences happen when you just can’t help but admire a beautiful landscape. Those quiet […]
