This is a book about becoming a 21st century global citizen.

Are you ready to go global? Whether you are firmly planted in your familiar hometown or are already making plans for your exotic wedding in India next December, this book will help you connect with this great and wonderful world that we share with 7 billion+ others in your own way, in your own time, and at your own pace. Full of true stories, inspirations, hard-won advice, and sneaky tricks, this guide will help you bring the world to your own doorstep when you can’t get away, inspire you to take your first trip outside your hometown, and get you started studying, volunteering, and working abroad on the right foot. Then, if you really get into the thick of things, you might find yourself actually falling in love, getting married, and even giving birth abroad. What then? Been there. Done that. Authors Kristen Palana and Jacqueline Seidel are female travelers and expatriates with decades of experience living, studying, backpacking, volunteering, working, and parenting abroad. Get their perspective when you no longer know what to say when people ask you where you are from and worlds start colliding. Welcome to the world of becoming more worldly. Let’s get you started on your own unique journey!