This is part 1 of a 5 part series on The White House Travel Blogging Summit. On December 9th, 2015, The White House hosted the top 100 bloggers and digital media influencers in travel to hold a conversation about their study abroad initiatives to foster global citizenship. In the room were some of the biggest names in travel, from online to television, along with senior White House administration officials, including the Chief of Staff. I still can't believe I was included. I want to be able to share the entire summit experience with you so I created a 5-part podcast miniseries designed to bring you with me to the event. In it we'll cover why The White House did this, what it was like to be there, and dive into the ideas and thoughts around the topic of study abroad and travel in general. But above those things, my goal is simple. I want this show to inspire  just one person to study abroad. To go from thinking, "That's something I'd like to do" to actually taking the steps to applying or booking that experience. Putting out these episodes all by myself is a lot of work! Thanks for your patience. I'd love to hear your thoughts on the episode, studying abroad, the summit itself, or anything else in the comments or on Facebook. I'll also be including a round up post of all the episodes and information to help you explore this event or find the right opportunity to study abroad. Credits Music credit: Intrepid Journey, by Aaron Static Become a Friend of the Show: Please subscribe and review! It just takes a second and you can help the show increase its rankings on iTunes just by this simple and quick gesture. We’d be grateful for a review. Leave one here. If you do, click here to let me know so I can personally thank you! Your Feedback If you have an idea for a podcast you would like to see or a question about an upcoming episode, email me! I’d love to hear from you. Thank you so much for your support!   The post The White House Travel Blogger Summit (1 of 5) appeared first on The Daily Travel Podcast.