This interview with JoAnna Haugen will propel you across time and space. She is, amongst many things, an exceptional storyteller. She wears many hats in the worlds of sustainable tourism and social impact, and through her colorful stories the importance of her work comes alive.She and Christine talk about how to make tourism more valuable to local communities and the importance of lifting each other up.Joanna is the Founder of Rooted Storytelling, an organization that documents and shares community-focused sustainable travel initiatives and helps others do the same. She is a returned peace corps volunteer and intrepid traveler currently located in Kiev, Ukraine.Learn more about Lotus Sojourns and ways to be a part of the community here.Find Lotus Sojourns on Facebook, or join the Lotus Sojourns Collective, our FB community for like-hearted women.Follow us on Instagram: @lotussojourns or @souloftravelpodcastCredits. Christine Winebrenner Irick (Host, creator, editor.) JoAnna Haugen (Guest). Original music by Clark Adams. Editing and production by Alex Lee-Ammons and For The Love Media, LLC.Support the show