Sunshine on a Dime
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For every reason that you say you can’t travel…Sunshine on a Dime will explain how and why you actually can. Embark with Shandra Back, a full-time college student and any-time traveler as she shares stories, interviews other travelers, and provides tips and resources to break down any barriers holding you back from buying that ticket. It doesn’t matter the budget, agenda, or whether or not you have a companion, listen in and get excited about all the adventure that awaits.
This podcast is made in affiliation with WTBU Radio. Go to wtburadio.org for more.
This podcast is made in affiliation with WTBU Radio. Go to wtburadio.org for more.
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In this episode Shandra is joined with Petra Udomprasert, a travel blogger, language educator, and slow traveler. Together they sit down to redefine slow travel (spoiler: it has nothing to do with time) and look at the reasons for why being more culturally conscious is essential to our planet.
Traveling can get lonely sometimes. In this episode Shandra sits down with slow travel and slow fashion content creator Gi Shieh to chat about what loneliness can look like while abroad and why it’s not necessarily something to run from.
Here are some of the travel communities Gi mentions in the episode:
Host a Sister
Asian Wander Woman
Digital Nomads, Solo Female Travelers
And the blog post she mentions here
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In this episode Shandra is joined by Mia Townsend, a traveling teacher and lover of cross-cultural connections. She explains how her life shifted after living abroad and how to create a career or even just a summer out of teaching English as a second language.
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In today’s episode, Shandra is joined by content creator and road tripper Alex Broggi. While his social media reels show a picture-perfect view into his life as a road tripper living out of his car, Alex reveals the real story behind the posts. They discuss the highs and lows of road trip life and dig deeper into how to create a great road trip experience with as little or as much as you have.
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What happens when that initial excitement of travel wears off and the go-go-go lifestyle isn’t as exciting as it was at the beginning of a trip? In this episode Shandra explains what travel burnout is and why every day of your travels simply can’t be the best day ever. She reveals this in her own experiences and how you can tackle travel burnout too.
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In this episode, Shandra is joined with Michael Huxley, founder of the travel website Bemused Backpacker. As someone with over 20 years of experience traveling, Mike has a lot to share about the different dangers of travel and how to best prepare for a trip. They tackle topics of media portrayals, the validity of travel advisories and work to answer the question: how dangerous really is travel?
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After coming back from a trip that changed the way she views travel, Shandra tries to define what travel is and why people do it. Spoiler…she can’t. But she does explain why it is important for everyone to figure that out for themselves and why these definitions are constantly changing.
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In this episode, a coincidentally sniffly Shandra unpacks the inevitable: getting sick or injured while abroad. With much experience, and many stories, she explains how best to avoid it, mentally prepare, and tackle it when sickness or injury comes while abroad.
In this episode Shandra introduces the idea of travel regret. She explains how it is possible to come home from a trip feeling fulfilled and free of potential regrets. She also teaches how to change thought patterns with some simple tricks. And finally, she reveals how it is possible to bend time and get ahead of regrets before they even happen.
On today’s episode Shandra interviews Jackie Paris, a licensed psychotherapist and world traveler. Jackie shares her extensive wisdom and breaks down the practice of maintaining a positive mental health while abroad, along with stories of her own adventures.
In this episode, Shandra breaks down a few tips and tricks about how to spend and save your money. She covers it all- before your trip, during your travels, and after you get home (where you hopefully have some money left!)
On today’s episode, Shandra is joined by Anna, who gained fluency in Spanish through her study abroad experience in college. She now speaks it every day in her travels through Latin America. The two of them break down the process of learning any language, how essential it is to do it abroad, and crazy travel experiences along the way.
On today’s episode Shandra interviews Lisa Green, a full-time travel nomad. Lisa is one of the many remote workers redefining the narrative of the ‘workplace’ and is doing it while living her dream life abroad. She answers every question from “How does this lifestyle work?” to “How can I make this happen for me?” This episode is not to be missed!
In this episode, Shandra shares all of the secrets of hostel-hopping that she wished someone had told her before her first hostel experience. If you want to skip the trial-and-error of hostel-hopping, tune in to figure out how to navigate the world of hostels like a pro.
In this episode, Shandra interviews Shari, a friend she met abroad, about safety practices and cultural sensitivity while traveling. Together, they tackle subjects from scamming, strangers, theft and more while exchanging many stories to relate.
In our first episode back from a summer long hiatus, Shandra reveals where she recently traveled to, and what that trip meant for her. She also discusses the lead-up to becoming a young solo traveler, and why she chooses to prioritize travel as a full-time student. Stay tuned for lots more exciting content to come!
In this episode, Shandra is joined by Hannah Baron, a fellow BU student. Hannah spent a month backpacking after studying abroad in Europe, and her whole perspective on travel and the Western-working mentality changed forever. Listen in to learn about how to travel during and after a semester abroad, and how one trip can change your whole outlook on college, career and beyond.
In this episode, Shandra reveals the most important thing that a traveler has to do before planning a trip with friends. She also explores some of the travel dynamics between partner and group travel.
In this episode, Shandra explains some misunderstandings about solo travel and reveals some of the hidden perks that come along with traveling alone. She walks through her realizations during her first solo trip and relates this to a new mindset entering into future adventures. So listen in this week for a firsthand account of someone who never expected to love traveling the world on her own!
For episode 3, Shandra and her travel companion Deva break down the travel essentials (and non-essentials) that they learned from their first trip together. This episode is truly packed with stories, insights and many lessons learned, so listen in and get your bags ready!
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