Alana Jenkins

Alana Jenkins

Alana Jenkins quit her job as an Office Manager for a mental health agency in Saint Paul, Minnesota to travel and volunteer in Southeast Asia and Europe. She is volunteering through Workaway and seeking immersive local experiences.

How to communicate your volunteer abroad experience to employers. 
Thursday, 02 May 2019 08:30

7 Tips for Vegetarians and Vegans Abroad

How to reframe the challenge as an opportunity.
Friday, 12 April 2019 20:42

What It's Like to Run a Yoga Retreat

One woman shares her journey to embrace self-awareness, and how volunteers can contribute.  
"Travel with purpose" can happen anytime and anywhere. 
Saturday, 19 January 2019 04:38

Balancing Selflessness and Self as a Volunteer

Learning when to give to others and when to give back to yourself.
Tuesday, 11 December 2018 05:20

The Mindful Farm

A farm in Thailand where food and mindfulness grow in abundance. 
Thursday, 29 November 2018 02:58

The Power of Friendship & Buses in Vietnam

When a lost item results in finding something even greater. 
Thursday, 29 November 2018 02:50

The DIY Sabbatical

How I turned the idea of an adult gap year into a reality.