Ep 37: Tips & Trips w/ Alexia

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Ep 37: Tips & Trips w/ Alexia

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Aug 7, 2018

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Listen and learn how Alexia manages to travel while maintaining a full-time job and working on her second Master's degree. She shares all her tips and tricks to traveling now instead of waiting until later.

You can follow Alexia's business WunderLuster Travel Agency on Instagram and Twitter.

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Aug 7, 2018

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Blk + In Grad School is an audioblog created to encourage and inspire women + people of color to and through the grad school struggle. Follow Allanté, a regular, schmegular Black woman pursuing her Ph.D. Access more stories and resources at blkingradschool.com

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Ep 37: Tips & Trips w/ Alexia

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