Dr. Jessie Voigts: Publisher of website for traveling teachers.

Summer vacation often means travel, both domestic and international, for dedicated classroom teachers. If that describes you, then here is an educator whose travel website you might be interested in checking out. Her name is Dr. Jessie Voigts.

Jessie is the publisher of Wandering Educators, a travel library for individuals who are curious about the world. She also publishes Journey to Scotland, a travel site for her favorite country in the world. She founded the Family Travel Bloggers Association, and directs the Youth Travel Blogging Mentorship Program. The program is on-going, free, multi-term online class and mentoring program for students ages 12-18. The program is for teenagers with a natural curiosity about the world and a passion for expressing themselves through words, photos, videos, and conversations. In addition, Jessie has published six books about travel and intercultural learning, with others in the works.

Jessie attended the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, where she earned her doctorate in 2008 in International Education with a dual emphasis on intercultural adjustment for travel abroad and acquired disabilities. She devotes her considerable energy to seeks ways to increase intercultural understanding, especially with young people. She has traveled around the world, and she has lived and worked in Japan and England. She is passionate about international education, study abroad, smart travel, intercultural awareness, and travel with disabilities.

“I truly believe that international education can change the world,” Jessie once said.  “From studying abroad, hosting exchange students, working abroad, doing international internships, taking international classes, learning languages, taking a gap year, asking questions and learning about people’s lives, and traveling, there is a plethora of ways to learn about people, places, cultures, and ways of being in the world.”