You might have seen him walking around the University at Albany campus. His long hair, his lanky build, and his nonchalant demeanor might have caught your eye as you walk to class. You might have brushed him off as a “hipster” or just a strange individual that isn’t worth your time to stop and say hello. Well I sat down with this man, Quinn Zinkievich, and talked about who he is. Though only 21-years-old, Quinn has traveled the world visiting nine different countries including Belize, Costa Rica, Panama, China, Indonesia, Peru, Philippines, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. He has traveled out of curiosity, vacation, and even for job opportunities. My sit down with Quinn showed me that one shouldn’t judge off appearance, because if given a chance that person may surprise you. In a simple way, Quinn is a traveler. He loves to travel to new places and familiar places. I ask why he travels to non-first world countries. “It’s expensive to travel to those countries. When I plan a trip, I like to get the most for my dollar. I don’t want to go somewhere for a week. if I’m spending $1,000 I want to be there for more than five days,” explained Quinn. When traveling, Quinn doesn’t stay at hotels or motels like most travelers. Instead he stays at hostels which are inexpensive food and lodging establishment, similar to a bed and breakfast. Quinn said he has paid as little as $3 a night in some hostels. I looked up hostel prices hostelz.com and was floored by the results.
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Out of 42,512 hostels in 115 countries, the average price per night was $4.18 per night. For that price, it makes sense why Quinn spoke so highly about them when talking about his travels.
Though most of Quinn’s travels were for fun, one location was for work. During the summer of 2015, Quinn was accepted to an internship to be part of a film crew in South Africa. He traveled to the city of Mossel Bay to work with marina scientist, Ryan Johnson for his upcoming film, “Sharkville” which was a documentary about Great White Sharks living in the bay. I visited Ryan Johnson’s person website page for information on how to obtain an internship. He had a short paragraph about helping students realize their dreams in documentary film study.
“If you are on this path, then my biggest recommendation, apart from studying hard at university, would be to gain as much real world experience as possible (learning how to change spark plugs, spending time on the ocean etc.). If you are at this stage, then I would invite you to join my team as member of one of our ongoing internship programs. Each of my partner companies (Oceans Research, Blue Wilderness and Africa Media) run select internship, volunteer, training programs) Determine your passion and realise your dreams!” I asked Quinn if this is the field of work he would like to go into. His answer was a simple no, but he enjoyed the time and work experience in South Africa. As my time with Quinn wrapped up I had one last question. Where is his dream trip? “Chile is probably number one on my list, and Vietnam is a close second. It’s a dream of mine. I love Latin America, but I also love mountains. Western America
Out of 42,512 hostels in 115 countries, the average price per night was $4.18 per night. For that price, it makes sense why Quinn spoke so highly about them when talking about his travels.
Though most of Quinn’s travels were for fun, one location was for work. During the summer of 2015, Quinn was accepted to an internship to be part of a film crew in South Africa. He traveled to the city of Mossel Bay to work with marina scientist, Ryan Johnson for his upcoming film, “Sharkville” which was a documentary about Great White Sharks living in the bay. I visited Ryan Johnson’s person website page for information on how to obtain an internship. He had a short paragraph about helping students realize their dreams in documentary film study.
“If you are on this path, then my biggest recommendation, apart from studying hard at university, would be to gain as much real world experience as possible (learning how to change spark plugs, spending time on the ocean etc.). If you are at this stage, then I would invite you to join my team as member of one of our ongoing internship programs. Each of my partner companies (Oceans Research, Blue Wilderness and Africa Media) run select internship, volunteer, training programs) Determine your passion and realise your dreams!” I asked Quinn if this is the field of work he would like to go into. His answer was a simple no, but he enjoyed the time and work experience in South Africa. As my time with Quinn wrapped up I had one last question. Where is his dream trip? “Chile is probably number one on my list, and Vietnam is a close second. It’s a dream of mine. I love Latin America, but I also love mountains. Western America