Zach Travis graduated from USC in 2020, started his own company called Travis Medical Group, and currently works as a traveling organ preservationist. His goal is to become a surgeon, and he’s already on his way. In college, Zach was a capstone scholar and traveled with the program to Nicaragua on a medical mission trip. That first trip to help abroad sparked something in him, and he hasn’t looked back since. He found a few mentors in college, and he’s since started working on building a medical clinic in Guatemala. Zach talks about what he’s learned about culture in his travels abroad, how humans are a lot more alike than we think (and no, I’m not just talking about our anatomy), and how he still gets imposter syndrome from time to time. At the end of the day, he reminds listeners that what’s most important in life is the ability to connect with one another, show compassion, and listen.

Adventures Beyond the Coop is hosted and edited by Chloe Barlow and produced by Connor Bird.

Music: "Bad Nostalgia" by Anthem of Rain, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License.

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Though he’s retired now, Dr. Patrick Hickey worked with the University of South Carolina for 15 year. He served as the principal of the Capstone Scholars program, where he developed the “personal challenge” program to encourage students to get out of their comfort zones and expand their minds. He’s also recognized as a Distinguished Clinical Professor Emeritus for his work within the nursing school. Outside of the classroom, Dr. Hickey is a world traveler, having been to 88 countries and all seven continents. Along the way, he became the first nurse to ever climb the 7 Summits, the seven highest mountains in the world, on his first attempt each time. Yes, this includes Mt. Everest.

Want to hear more? Check out Dr. Hickey’s book - 7 Summits: A Nurse’s Quest to Conquer Mountaineering and Life.

Adventures Beyond the Coop is hosted and edited by Chloe Barlow and produced by Connor Bird.

Music: "Bad Nostalgia" by Anthem of Rain, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License.

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Jack Drury happened upon the Gamecock Sailing Club through a chance encounter at a football game, but it has since developed into a lifelong passion. Listen to Jack talk about how he learned the rope of sailing, his time in the club, where he served as social chair (who would have thought the sailing club had a social chair?), his races around the country, and how he plans to continue “until I die”.

Adventures Beyond the Coop is hosted and edited by Chloe Barlow and produced by Connor Bird.

Music: "Bad Nostalgia" by Anthem of Rain, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License.

Find all of our episodes at www.garnetmedia.org/adventures