Shannon O’Donnell: A Little Adrift, Travel and Grassroots Volunteering

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She realised that her online web marketing business enabled her to work anywhere in the world. So she bought a one way ticket to Australia. Through travel she discovered the desire and drive to help grassroots social enterprises all over the world. She went on to become a National Geographic Traveller of the Year! Welcome A Little Adrift star, Shannon O’Donnell. “You can make it happen if you live from the place where it can happen.” – Shannon O’Donnell ( Tweet It ) Travel Topics: * National Geographic Traveller of the Year * The desire to help travellers support local social enterprises while travelling * Travel and Grassroots Volunteering * Going to Australia – first travelling experience * Problems of running a business on the road * Travelling in SE Asia for 6 months with her 6th grade niece * How travel has given her the platform to discover what she wants to do Lovely Links: * Grassrootsvolunteering.org * Connect with Shannon: A Little Adrift | Twitter | Facebook Music Credits: * Sol Clap by Quantic * Dirty Money by Antibalas Take Action: Traveling is stepping into the unknown, the anticipation can be fearful. Accepting that and doing it anyway empowers you.

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